I'm Back, Hope This Chapter Will Be Worth The Wait. And Just A Reminder, I'm Asking Who Your Three Favorite Original Characters From This Story Are. Aquilis, Tytus, Kabuto, And Sakura Are So Far The Forerunners, But If You Haven't Voted Yet, I Ask That You Please Do So, Anyway, Enjoy! I Don't Own Anything! This Chapter Was Co Written By Hallucigenia77 Who Created The Two Characters That Will Be Introduced In This Chapter
Shockwing was in the forest training for his next plan against the riders, the faces of his enemies on everything he saw. "LL." He said, punching a tree that he saw Lincoln's rider form on. "Jewel." He said, punching a tree with Sakura's rider form. "And that accursed Anansi!" He said, punching a boulder with Clyde's rider form on it. "Those Kamen Riders and Aurachnid are going to pay with their lives for destroying and sealing away my friends!" Said Shockwing as he clenched his fist in hatred. "But if I have to defeat my enemies, I will have to be smart and stealthy! I also need to know their civilian lives to find any weaknesses that I can use against them! Fortunately, I did get a good look at Anansi's unarmored identity right after I electrocuted him and Aurachnid with my lightning! He he he he!" He added with a short laugh. "Good thing I brought these blood bags with me after I took a drink from one of them! Otherwise, I would be in big trouble if I were to be caught on fire again!" Shockwing said as he looked at the pile of blood bags he placed on a small rock. "If I remember correctly, I think I still have my shape shifting powers! Let's start with this one!" He said as he focused hard and, in a electric flash, changed into a tall African man with a buzz cut wearing a dashiki with matching pants and some brown sandals". "Oh good! I can easily disguise myself with this human form! I wonder if I can easily change my clothing to fit what ever place I go to!" Shockwing said as he focused again, rapidly changing his clothing to into that of a policeman, then a firefighter, a doctor, a janitor, A garbage man, a businessman, a scientist, a school teacher, and finally, a rapper with golden rings on his fingers, a gold chain necklace, a backwards baseball cap, a white shirt with a black vest over it, a pair of blue jeans, a pair of red sneakers, and dark sunglasses with gold outlines. "Oh, this will definitely be useful for infiltration purposes!" Shockwing said as looked at his new clothing. "Of course, I do have another form in case I get found out! Though I'm not too keen on this one!" He added as he focused once more, only this time he changed into a hamerkop. "Yeah, this form is definitely not my favorite! Especially when that witch forced me take this form in order to make any of her visitors think that was her pet! Still, it can be useful for spying, provided that I can find a place to hide so I don't get spotted while doing so!" Said Shockwing as he then changed back to his original form. "Yeah, my time with the witch and her descendents did have some benefits in spite of my misery, such as these powers! I even managed to remember a few of their spells during those times just by paying attention to their rituals!" He added. "Now, I believe it's time for me to start searching for Kamen Rider Anansi and his allies, incognito of course!" Shockwing said as then picked up the blood bags and transformed into bolt of lightning while making a maniacal laugh as makes his way back to Royal Woods. Meanwhile, we go the Loud House as we see a taxi pull up in front of the aforementioned house.
"Are you sure this is the place you want to go, young lady?" The cab driver asked with concern as Aya paid him. "Yes, this where I'm supposed to be staying for the student exchange program! Plus, my pen pal lives here anyway!" Aya said as she got out the taxi. "All right. I just hope you understand what you signed up for when you did this thing." The cab driver said as Aya pulled out her luggage. "Thanks for your concern, but I'll be okay!" Aya said as she carried her luggage towards the front door of the house while the taxi drove off in a hurry away from the aforementioned house. "He seemed to be in an awful hurry to get away..." Aya muttered to herself. "I'm guessing you're the girl who's going to be staying here?" A male voice rang out. Aya turned to see Mr. Grouse looking from his window. "Yes, my name is Aya! What's your name, sir?" Asked Aya as she introduced herself to the Louds' neighbor. "My name's Bud. But you can call me Mr. Grouse. You seem like a sweet girl, Aya, hopefully you'll be able to last through the entire year!" Mr. Grouse said, laughing and closing his window. "That was weird. Oh well!" Aya said, knocking on the door, catching the attention of everyone inside. "That must be Aya!" Lucy said with a little bit of happiness and excitement. "Who's Aya?" Sakura, who had spent the night at the Loud House asked.
"My pen pal from Africa!" Lucy answered as raced towards the door. "She's part of a foreign exchange student program, and is spending the semester with us." Lincoln told his girlfriend. "God help her." He muttered. We then see Lucy in front of the door and then she opened it to see Aya standing right in front of her. "Lucy?" Aya questioned. "Aya?" Lucy asked. "It's so good to finally see you in person!" Said Aya as she hugged Lucy in excitement. "Same here. Come in, come in!" Lucy said, leading Aya into the house. "Let me introduce you. These are my parents, my sisters Lori, Leni, Luna, Luan, Lynn, Lana, Lola, Lisa, and Lily, my brother Lincoln, and Lincoln's girlfriend Sakura, who spent the night last night." Lucy said. "Oh wow, Lucy! You weren't kidding when you said you live in a large family!" Said Aya in amazement to how large a family the Louds then looked at Sakura as her eyes flashed. "Oh, my!" Aya said, rushing over to the young girl. "Your aura! It's tainted with grief, curiousity, and a twinge of fear! I'm guessing you recently went through a tragic event, and learned something intriguing about someone you loved, and fear what you know so far could mean!" Aya said, confusing everyone. "Oh, yeah, I guess I forgot to mention. Aya was born with the ability to see people's aura." Lucy explained.
"Oooooh!" Said everybody present in amasement. "Wow! Lucy-chan, how come you never told us you had a pen pal in the first place? And how did you two even become pen pals to begin with?" Asked Sakura. "It was part of a class project that started at the beginning of the semester." Lucy said. "Our assignment was to find ourselves a pen pal from another nation and learn about the culture from whatever part of the world they come from!" Lucy explained. "Lucy here got me, and when we found out how much we have in common, we hit it right off!" Aya said. "So, Aya. You say you can see auras? My scientific mind is telling me to contest the existence of such an ability," Lisa said as Aya's eyes flashed again. "Oh, really? Because your aura's telling me there's been a lot of events that are making you question what your 'scientific mind' is telling you as the supposed truth." Aya said.
"I, uh well, you see...AW, DANG IT!" Shouted Lisa in frustration to how right Aya is, due being unable to come up with a logical answer. This caused Lynn Loud Jr. to burst in laughter, much to Lisa's chagrin. "Looks like you've finally met your match, Lisa!" Said Lynn as she continued to laugh at Lisa. That's when Aya got up close to Lynn and said "I can tell by your aura that you may be a tough girl, but only because you were a victim of bullying on your first day of Middle School! Plus, I can tell you actually developed your aggressive persona in order to hide your insecurities, just so you won't get bullied ever again!", much to latter's shock and horror. Everybody, minus Lincoln who already knew about it, gasped at that revelation. "Lynn Jr., is this true? You were actually bullied in the sixth grade?" Asked Rita in concern for her daughter's well being. This caused to tear up a little before bawling out "YEH-HEH-HEH-HESS!" while letting out a literal river of tears from both her eyes. "Yeesh, no wonder you became fast friends with her, Lucy." Lori said as Aya scooted close to her. "I see love, fear, and a sense of worry within you." She told the eldest Loud.
"I also sense that you are rather insecure about your flatulance problems that you have had since you were baby!" She added. "HEY! I DO NOT FART!" shouted Lori in embarrassment. Unfortunately, she accidentally let out a loud fart, resulting in her releasing a fart cloud from her butt. "Sorry, Lori, but you are fooling anyone, especially since we all just saw that gas cloud coming from YOUR butt!" Said Aya. Sakura chuckled. "She's got you there, Lori-neechan." She said. "Aya's going to be joining the Jr. Mortician's Club during her time here." Lucy said. "I guess with her supernatural abilities, Aya will fit right in quite easily!" Said Lincoln. Aya's eyes flashed again as she looked at Lincoln, then to Sakura. "You're lucky to have him. I sense within his aura a desire for the strength to protect." She told the jewel themed rider. "Wow! Thanks for that information, Aya-chan!" Said Sakura. "Chan? What does that mean?" asked Aya. "It's a Japanese honorific. I call everyone by them, Lincoln-kun, Lori, Leni, Luna, Luan, and Lynn-neechan, Lisa, Lana, Lola, Lisa, and Lily-chan, etc." Sakura said.
"Oh! Thanks for the explanation, Sakura!" Said Aya. "You're welcome, Aya-chan!" Said Sakura. "Oh, by the way, I can tell from both your aura and Lincoln's that you two have been recently sleeping together in the same bed! Specifically, in your boyfriend's room!" Said Aya in a mischievous grin, followed by a giggle. This caused Sakura and Lincoln to blush a little after hearing that. "Did you have to tell us that in front of my parents, Aya?" Asked Lincoln in embarrassment. "Sorry." Aya said as Clyde walked in. "Wow! You two have been sleeping the same bed?! You're both practically like a married couple! I guess that's nice that you two went that far in your relationship!" Said Clyde, who heard that comment Aya made before he walked inside. "CLYDE/CLYDE-KUN!" Lincoln and Sakura said in embarrassment as everyone else chuckled. "Aya, this is my best friend, Clyde. Clyde, this is Aya, Lucy's pen pal who will be staying with us as part of a foreign exchange program." Lincoln explained. "Nice to meet you!" Clyde told Aya as her eyes flashed. "A strong sense of loyalty, plus a an equally strong desire to be more than just a sidekick. Interesting." She said upon seeing Clyde's aura.
"Wow! How did you know that?" Asked Clyde. "I can sense people's auras just by looking at them!" Said Aya. "I can also sense the aura of animals too, like that sentient mystical arachnid hiding in your backpack!" She added as she took a close look a Clyde's backpack. "What the...? Aw, Dang it! You can come out now Aurachnid, she knows you're here!" Said Clyde as realizes Aya can detect his spider partner's aura in his backpack. "And just like that, I've been busted!" Said Aurachnid as he crawls out of the backpack. "Wow! You must be the golden spider from spider warrior legend I heard of from my father!" Said Aya in amazement. "Thanks, you are too kind! My name is Aurachnid! It's pleasure to meet ya, Aya!" Said Aurachnid. "Very pleased to meet you too, Aurachnid!" Said Aya. Unfortunately, when Lynn Loud Sr. saw Aurachnid, he freaked out and shouted "AAAAAAAAHH! SPIDER!" Lynn Sr then ran out of the room, screaming. "And that is why I instructed you to stay hidden from him." Clyde told his mystic partner. "Duly noted." Aurachnid said. "We'd better start heading to school before Dad gets the bug bombs out!" Lincoln said.
"BUG BOMBS?! Hey, I'm an arachnid, not an insect! Don't people these days know the difference?!" Said Aurachnid in offense to his kind being categorized as bugs when then are in fact NOT bugs at all. "Just go with it, Aurachnid-san." Sakura said as they all headed out the door. Meanwhile, at the Middle School, a young man was taking pictures of the school. "My first day at my new Middle School is definitely a picture-perfect one!" He said as he took a photo of the lockers in the aisle. "You know, the fact that Lucy's friend knew about Aurachnid's existence raises a few questions." Clyde said as he, Lincoln, and Sakura walked through the school's halls. "Well, Lucy-chan did mention that Aya-chan actually came from Africa!" Said Sakura. "Maybe tales of Akoma's exploits reached outside the village." She said as she accidentally bumped into the young man who was taking pictures. "Oh, I'm so sorry!" She said. "No it's my fault, I wasn't paying attention an-" The young man started saying before Sakura saw who it was, "Shinn-kun?" She asked in surprise.
"Sakura-chan?" The young man said in equal surprise, confusing Lincoln and Clyde. "Shin-kun!" Sakura said with glee, hugging the young man. "I can't believe you're actually here! I haven't seen you since you and your family moved to Italy!" She said. "Yeah, I'm surprised to see you here as well! I just got to America due to my father's promotion there!" Said the boy, who hugged Sakura back."I moved here a few months ago." Sakura said. "Sakura, do you KNOW this guy?!" Asked Lincoln in curiosity. "Oh, sorry. Lincoln-kun, Clyde-kun, this is Shin-kun. He's an old friend of mine from Japan." Sakura said. "Greetings, I'm Kadokawa Shintomaru! It's a pleasure to meet you!" Said Shintomaru as bowed his head in respect. "Nice to meet you, too." Lincoln said. "Lincoln-kun and Clyde-kun are the first friends I made here in Royal Woods, and Lincoln-kun's actually my boyfriend." Sakura admitted with a blush and a kiss on Lincoln's cheek.
"Wait, WHAT?! When did that happen Sakura-chan?!" Asked Shintomaru in surprise of that revelation. "A couple of weeks ago." Lincoln said, wrapping his arm around Sakura. "Oh, that's great!" Shintomaru said. "Dang it! Someone got to her before I could! Calm down, Shintomaru, there's plenty of fish in the sea." Shintomaru thought to himself. "So, Sakura-chan. What else is new with you? How are your parents and Kenta-niichan?" He asked, saddening Sakura. "Dude, you really shouldn't have brought them up." Clyde said. "Why? What's wrong?" Asked Shintomaru. He then sees Sakura tearing up and realizes something bad happened. "*GASP!* Oh No! Did something bad happen to your parents and Kenta-niichan?!" Asked Shintomaru in worry. "They were killed in a car accident about a week before we moved here." Sakura said through her tears. "*GASP!* They're Dead?! Oh no! Gomennasai, Sakura-chan! I really didn't know!" Shintomaru said as he bowed his head in apology to Sakura while tearing up at the same time. "It's alright, Shin-kun." Sakura said, continuing to cry as Lincoln hugged her. 'Nice going, Shintomaru, you baka! The first time you see her in three years, and you make her cry!' Shintomaru thought to himself. "Fortunately, I still have my O bachan." Sakura said.
"*SIGH* That's a relief! At least you still have a part of your family to look after you! I can't imagine what would happened if you didn't!" Said Shintomaru in relief of hearing that Sakura's grandmother is still alive. "Arigato, Shin-kun." Sakura said, drying her tears while Lincoln kissed the top of her head. "So, I do want to ask you this Shintomaru, did you have a crush on Sakura before you found out that I'm her boyfriend?" Lincoln asked Shintomaru, who blushed upon hearing that. "What? Is this true, Shin-kun?!" Asked Sakura in surprise. Then Shintomaru looked at the both of them and said "Yes, I DID have a crush on Sakura-chan! I even wanted to confess to her before I left for Italy, but I was unable to the words out right!" in embarrassment. "When I saw you again, Sakura-chan, I thought I might have another chance! But, clearly, I see that was far too late! So, I'm sorry for feeling jealous of your relationship right now!" He said as he bow his head to Sakura in apology. "Well, now I feel awkward, because I only ever saw you as a brother, and nothing more!" Sakura said with a chuckle.
"Thanks a lot, Sakura-chan! Now I feel like a real baka!" Said Shintomaru in disappointment. "That's okay, Shin-kun! But look at it this way, there might be a chance to find girlfriend of your own here!" Said Sakura. "Perhaps your right, Sakura-chan! If I'm lucky enough, I could find my future girlfriend in the class that I'm going to!" Said Shintomaru with his hopes back up. "Say, where is your class anyway, Shintomaru?" Asked Clyde. As they were talking, a janitor walked by, mopping. 'There you are, Anansi!' The janitor, actually Shockwing, thought to himself. 'And if I'm not mistaken, LL and Jewel are there too!' He added. 'But who's this guy over there? Hmm, must be new around here! Oh well, at least I found my enemies! Now I just need to come up with a way to keep LL and Jewel away from Anansi so that I can fight him one-on-one without their interference!' Shockwing thought as he continues mopping the floor while noticing Shintomaru amongst the group. He then noticed Lincoln and Sakura holding hands together and quickly realized that they are lovers. 'Well, this is interesting! LL and Jewel are a romantic couple! Reminds of the time that Tytus and I were a couple! Well, before my defection from the Empire, that is! And if if I remember correctly, I have the perfect spell to keep those lovebirds distracted while I focus on my revenge against Anansi! Of course, I'll have to wait until the school day is over before I use that spell on them, otherwise I'll be caught in the act and the whole plan would be ruined!' He thought to himself while he is still mopping the floor. Then we skip ahead to the classroom where Shintomaru introduces himself to the entire class.
"Watashi wa, Kadokawa Shintomaru. Hajimemashite!" Shintomaru said as everyone but Lincoln and Clyde turned to Sakura, hoping for a translation. "He's saying his name is Shintomaru Kadokawa and it's nice to meet you." Sakura said with a roll of the eyes. "I swear, this school's library really needs to invest in different language dictionaries." She muttered. "Oops! Sorry about that everyone! I should have realized that nobody, other than Sakura-chan, speaks Japanese!" Shintomaru said to the entire class in apology. "That's OK, dude! We don't mind!" Said Rusty. "Yeah." Stella said. "Thanks, everyone!" Said Shintomaru. "By the way, I've already met Lincoln and Clyde on way here! So, what are your names?" He asked. "Oh, my name is Rusty!" Said Rusty "I'm Stella, welcome!" Stella said. "I'm Liam! And this is my girlfriend, Tabby!" Said Liam as he as introduced himself and Tabby to Shintomaru. "Hello, Mate!" Said Tabby. "I'm Zach! Pleased to meet you!" Said Zach. "I'm Giggles! In case you can't tell, I'm a clown!" Said Giggles. "And I'm Polly Pain! As for why I'm called that, it's because I'm strong and I like to play rough, if you know what I mean!" Said Polly Pain as she flexes her left bicep to emphasize her strength.
"Good to know." Shintomaru said with a chuckle. Later, they were all in the cafeteria. "There's nothing to say. I just never felt the same way when I'm with him that I do when I'm with you, Lincoln-kun." Sakura said. "I understand that, Sakura! But I wonder, how long have you known Shintomaru? And do you have any other friends in Japan, besides him?" Asked Lincoln. "I have known Shin-kun since we were kindergarteners and we were good friends! Especially when he defended me from some bullies during the third grade! Of course, a few weeks after his tenth birthday, Shin-kun and his parents had to move away to Italy, due to his father having a new job there and his mother actually originating from there! The last time I saw him was at the airport, where we exchanged goodbyes, though Shin-kun tried to tell me something but he ended up stammering while blushing! Up until now, I never realized he had crush on me to begin with, until you figured it out, Lincoln-kun!" Sakura said in explanation to Lincoln's first question. "Yeah, that reaction Shintomaru made when you told him that I'm your boyfriend really gave it away!" Said Lincoln. "True! As for your second question, I actually do have other friends! Four other ones to be exact!" Said Sakura, who then pulled out her phone and showed everyone a photo of her and Shintomaru along four other children: two boys and two girls, all of them 10 years old. One boy had spiked black hair and wearing a green shirt with blue shorts while the other one had brown hair in a bowl cut while wearing round reading glasses and a blue shirt with white shorts. In the same photo, one girl had long blonde hair in a twin tail style, tan skin, and wearing a pink tank top with a pair of blue short shorts while the other girl had long black hair in a hime cut, pale skin, and wearing a yellow shirt with a pink miniskirt. Also, both girls are noticeably 'well-developed' for their age. "This is me and Shin-kun at age 10, before he moved away to Italy! These are my other friends at that same age! The spiky-haired boy is named Battataro Musashi or as I call him, Batta-kun! He is an energetic and athletic boy who enjoys all kinds of sports! The boy wearing glasses is named Tensaito Kojiro or as I call him, Ten-kun! He is a genius at both mathematics, science, history, technology! He likes to read all kinds of books and he is just as good at gymnastics as me and the rest my friends! The tan girl with blonde hair is named Himawari Konoha or as I call her, Hima-chan! She is an outgoing kind of girl who likes to spend a lot of time outdoors and her favorite activities are climbing trees, swimming, bike riding, hiking, and fishing! And finally, The pale-skinned girl with long black hair is named Tsubaki Honda or as I call her, Tsu-chan! She is a sweet and kind girl who likes to listen to all kinds of music, from classical to rock & roll! She even likes to dance to such music! However, while she is a nice girl, that doesn't mean she can't get angry! And when she does get angry, you'd better watch out, cause she will beat up anyone who dares to wrong her! Some mischievous boys learned that lesson the hard way when they flipped her skirt and exposed her underwear right in front of us, especially Ten-kun, who happens to be her love interest! That event made her so embarrassed, she went and chased after those boys in fury and then she was able catch them and pummel them to the ground! Fortunately, we didn't blame her for her behavior since those boys were the ones at fault to begin with and had it coming! On a side note, the skirt flipping is why I wear jeans under my skirt in the first place, just so you all know!" Said Sakura. "Good to know!" Said Lincoln. "Thank goodness nobody flips skirts around here, because that would be extremely embarrassing!" Said Chloe. The rest of the girls nodded in agreement. Then took notice of Himawari's and Tsubaki's appearances and said to Sakura "Um, Sakura! I can't help but notice how 'developed' your friends Himawari and Tsubaki are, especially since you said they are 10 years old in this picture!" as she pointed at the two girls in question. "Ooh! Yeah, that's because Hima-chan and Tsubaki-chan are both early bloomers! They started blooming when they were 9 years old! And before any of you ask, I was actually jealous of them for being early bloomers! Thankfully, when I told them how I felt, they both forgave me and understood why I felt jealous of them! Ever since then, we became very close female friends with each other! We also share one thing in common, we don't like bras and, as because of that, we never wear them!" Sakura explained. Everyone gasped at the last thing she said. "Dang! I don't know whether to call you and your two female friends brave or rather stupid!" Said Polly Pain. "Yeah, why do you three dislike bras in the first place?" Asked Chloe. "Simple! It's because, unlike other girls, we don't believe bras are a necessary item! We also don't like the idea of our chests being compressed by those things! It's like restricting our own freedom!" Sakura answered. "And before any of you say anything, I am NOT going to wear one today, or any other day, cause that would a betrayal of my own beliefs! And nobody wants to be forced to do something they don't like, am I right?" She added. Everybody looked at themselves in silence before Lincoln broke the silence by saying "Okay, Sakura, if you don't want to wear one, I'll won't argue with you about it!". "Arigato, Lincoln-kun! I'm so glad to have a boyfriend like you!" Sakura said right she kissed Lincoln in the lips. "AAAAAAWWWW!" Said Tabby, Chloe, Stella, Polly Pain, and Giggles. "Dude, you are lucky to have her as your girlfriend! Do not let her go, she is practically one of a kind!" Said Rusty. "Thanks, Rusty! I'll remember that!" Said Lincoln. "So, Sakura, do you have a photo of your four friends from before you moved to America?" Asked Stella. "Sure! It's right here!" Answered Sakura as she swipes the screen of he phone to show a photo of her, Battataro, Tensaito, Himawari, and Tsubaki at age 12, posing in a group shot right in front of the airport. Her friends wear the same type of clothing as they did when they were ten, though the boys are only about the same height as Lincoln while the girls are the same height as Stella. The girls are also a bit more 'developed' than when they were ten. "This is us in front of the airport before I left for America! And, yes, I know Hima-chan and Tsu-chan are more 'mature-looking now', so don't bother asking! Anyways, we took this photo and shared a copy of it in each of our phones so that none of us forget each other, even if I'm not in Japan anymore!" Sakura said. "That's a very touching moment we're seeing here!" Said Liam. "Thanks! I appreciate that!" Said Sakura. Just then, something startled the group.
"You're crazy!" They all heard a student say, they turned to see a group of students, two boys one girl arguing, while holding some action figures of familiar heroes. "LL is way better than those posers! He's been at this longer, has cooler powers, and doesn't take anything from those freaks!" One of the male students said, holding up an action figure of Lincoln's alter ego. "Uh, hello!" The girl said. "Jewel is elegant, hase more grace in her fighting style than either of those boys could ever hope for, and she isn't afraid to speak her mind!" She said, holding up a figure of Sakura's alter ego. "I like Anansi the best!" The other boy, wearing a Spiderman T-shirt, said. "That Spiderman rip-off? Don't be ridiculous!" The boy arguing for LL said. "Since when do we have action figures?" Lincoln asked in surprise. "And why does that guy think someone thinking Anansi as the best is ridiculous!?" Aurachnid's muffled voice could be heard saying from Clyde's backpack. "Uh, who said that?" Asked Chloe, who heard Aurachnid's muffled voice just now. "Oh, uh, no one! You're probably just hearing things!" Clyde said scooting away from the group and hiding in a corner, pulling Aurachnid out of his backpack. "Dude, what were you thinking?" He asked in frustration.
"Sorry! I just can't help but feel insulted by that guy calling that fan of yours ridiculous!" Answered Aurachnid. "And I don't know who this 'Spiderman' guy is, but if anything, he's a ripoff of Akoma! We had the design first! That's right! I went there!" He added. "Okay, first of all, Spider-Man is a fictional comic book character, who was created by the late comic book writer and founder of Marvel Comics, Stan Lee! And as far as I know, Stan Lee didn't even know about the spider warrior legend when he came with Spider-Man's origin story and powers!" Clyde said. "Yeah, well it's the principle of the thing!" Aurachnid said. "Listen, I just don't want my identity as Kamen Rider Anansi out to as many people as Lincoln and Sakura just yet. Especially to my dads and Chloe." Clyde said, unbeknownst to him, Shockwing, still in his janitor disguise overheard that, and smirked at this information. 'Interesting.' He thought to himself.
Meanwhile, back with Lincoln and the rest of the group. "So, Shintomaru, how was Italy?" Lincoln asked. "Well, for one thing, it wasn't as bad as thought! The hometown my mother was born from happens in the city of Genoa, Italy! I even get to meet my relatives from my mother's side and they were very doting on me! As for my father, the company he works for happens to be Moto Guzzi! It's an Italian motorcycle manufacturer and the oldest one in Europe to have continuous motorcycle production! My father's job there is to help sell new motorcycle models by making advertisements for said models! And let me tell you, he is quite successful in his commercials! That job earned my father a lot of money to support us, we even get to visit some of Italy's famous locations such as Pisa, Rome, and Venice to name a few! Also, the food there was great, including the spaghetti, the lasagna, the pizza, and, of course my favorite, the Trenette al Pesto! That last one's a pasta dish in case you don't know! Oh yeah, I've also got some pets while I'm there!" Said Shintomaru as he pulled out his phone to show the group a photo of his pet insects. "What on Earth are these insects?" Asked Lincoln. "These are Ghraposoma italicum, commonly known as Italian Striped Bugs! I found them some time ago before we moved to America! There are ten of them in total: five males and five females, all completely unrelated to one another just so you all know! As for individual names, males are named Rocco, Bruno, Enzo, Gino, and Galileo while females are named Mona, Etta, Donna, Sandra, and Loretta!" Shintomaru answered. "Interesting choice of pets you have there, Shintomaru! But why do these critters remind of stinkbugs?" Asked Liam. "That's because they're in the same family as stinkbugs!" Answered Shintomaru. "Sorry, I asked!" Said Liam in disgust. "I have a question for you, Shintomaru! Why do you wear that pink camera around your neck?" Asked Rusty as he pointed at Shintomaru's camera. "Okay, first of all, it's NOT pink, it's magenta! There's a difference!" Answered Shintomaru in annoyance to his camera being called the wrong color. "My sisters Leni and Lola could tell you that." Lincoln said.
"Thank You, Lincoln! As for why I have it to begin with, it's was given to me on my tenth birthday by my father, who bought it at a pawn shop! He told me that when he found it there, he felt that it would be a good match for me! And fortunately for him, it really is a good fit for me! As soon as I opened the packaging it was wrapped in and saw it, it felt like I had known this camera in a past life or something like that! Ever since then, I brought my camera out whenever and wherever I go, especially for taking pictures with it! And before you ask, I do have a smartphone for taking photos as well, though usually its for backup photos as well as for making a digital photo journal! Oh yeah, in case you guys are wondering what kind of camera this is, it's a Blackbird Fly 35mm Twin Lens Reflex Camera and it does come in multiple colors, including magenta, just so you know!" Shintomaru further explained. "Oh! And one more thing! Absolutely do NOT do anything to my camera that can damage it, cause if you do, I will get mad! And trust me, you won't like me when I'm mad!" Said Shintomaru in a dark tone, signifying how protective he is of his camera. "Oh, believe me, I have to deal with stuff like that every single day." Lincoln said. "Lincoln-kun has 10 sisters, 5 Oneesans and 5 Imotos." Sakura said with a chuckle.
"Whoa! Seriously?! Are your parents breeding like rabbits or something, Lincoln?!" Asked Shintomaru in surprise. "Don't blame me, blame them. And the worst part is, I'm the only brother. And we're hosting a foreign exchange student with the freaky ability to see people's aura." Lincoln said with a shudder. "Her name is Aya and she just so happens to be Lucy-chan's, that's Lincoln-kun's 9-year old goth sister by the way, pen pal from Africa! And Yes, like Lincoln-kun said, she has the power to see people's aura! That allows her to figure out what a person is feeling, what their personality is, or what they have done so far!" Sakura explained. "Yeah! Like when she revealed that Lincoln and Sakura were sleeping together in the same bed last night, just by looking at them closely!" Said Clyde as he walked back to group's table, causing the group to gasp in shock while Lincoln and Sakura blushed brightly in the cheeks. "CLYDE/CLYDE-KUN!" The young couple shouted in embarrassment.
"Oh, right! Wrong time and place, sorry!" Clyde said, going beneath the table. "So, what were those kids with the action figures talking about? With the LL, Jewel, and Anansi?" Shintomaru asked. "They were talking about this awesome trio of superheroes who have been protecting Royal Woods from these freaky alien things." Chloe said. "As a group, they are known as the Kamen Riders, whatever that means!" Said Zach. Upon hearing the words 'Kamen Riders', Shintomaru started to stare off into space and then sees flashes of memories involving an magnet, black, and white armored warrior that resembles a humanoid version of the Italian Striped Bug with green eyes and barcode-like projects on his face, a black 'X' across his chest and left shoulder, and a magenta-colored high-tech belt buckle. "Shin-kun? Are you okay?" Sakura asked as Shintomaru shook his head. "Sorry, lost train of thought there. Anyway, Kamen Is Japanese for mask and masked, depending on the context." He explained.
"Okay, I guess that explains the 'Kamen' part, but what about the 'Rider' part?" Asked Zach. "From what I've heard, they ride dirt bikes!" Said Stella. "That would make sense." Shintomaru said before realizing something. "Hey, Sakura-chan. Didn't your O bachan say something about one of your ancestors fighting off an alien invasion 5,000 years ago?" He asked, causing Sakura to almost choke on her onigiri. "Dang it, I forgot I told you and the others all about that story!" She said with a facepalm. "Wait a minute! Seriously, Sakura! You told him that?!" Asked Lincoln while also making sure nobody else hears him. "I didn't expect for the seal to be broken during this generation!" Sakura said, partially removing the glove on her hand, revealing the kanji for fire that was branded on. "Or this." She muttered. "Well, that's just great!" Said Lincoln sarcastically. "Sorry, and sorry for this..." Sakura said, writing something down on a piece of paper. "Listen, for a better explanation, I think it'd be best if all of you came to these coordinates." She said, handing everyone at the table a piece of paper. "What are you doing?" Lincoln asked under the table. "I'm giving them the coordinates to Toadus-san and Gorf-san's hideout, we're already pretty in deep here. Besides, you can already trust them, while I can trust Shin-kun." She said.
"*SIGH* Fine! I hope you know what are doing!" Said Lincoln. "You and me both!" Sakura said, unsure. Later that day, Lucy and Aya were at the cemetery the Jr Morticians Club meets at. "Thank you, everyone, for coming to this meeting! I would like to introduce to you to my pen pal from Africa, Aya!" Said Lucy as she stood at the podium with Aya standing right next to her while the other members of the Jr Morticians Club sat at their seats. "It's nice to meet all of you..." Aya started saying as her eyes flashed. "...and wow! I'm seeing a lot of darkness in your guys' auras. As well as some insecurities." She noted. "Such as the fact that you, Boris, have a fear of clowns as well as people knowing that your real name is actually Robert!" Aya said as she pointed at Boris, who was shocked at how she figured him out so easily. "Gasp! She knows Boris's dislikes!" Exclaimed Boris. "I see that you are actually Lucy's boyfriend, Rocky! Lucy has told me a lot about you through the letters she sent me while I was in Africa! It's nice to know that you are keeping her in good company!" Aya said as she pointed at Rocky, who was taken aback by Aya's comment but quickly calmed down and said to her "Thanks! I think!". "As for you, Haiku, you apparently don't like kittens because they are just too happy for you to handle!" Said Aya as she pointed at Haiku. "Wow, she's good!" Haiku said. "You should have seen her while we were at my place." Lucy said.
"Anyways, thanks for letting me join your club during my stay here at Royal Woods!" Said Aya. "You're Welcome, Aya!" Said Haiku. "Say, Aya, how's your older sister, Akofena, doing? You haven't talked about her in your letters recently, nor you ever mentioned her when you arrived at our house today! Has something happened to her?" Asked Lucy. This Aya to tear up a little. "Yes, something did happen to her! SHE DIED!" Aya shouted as she burst out crying a literal river of tears from both her eyes. "GASP!" shouted Lucy and the rest of the Jr Morticians Club in shock to this news. "How on Earth did this happen? And why didn't you tell me before you came to Royal Woods?" Asked Lucy with concern. "She was bitten in the face by a Black Mamba while she was out gathering ingredients for our family recipes of potions and medicines! And even worse, she was too far away to get the anti-venom on time!" Answered Aya she was still crying. "I am so sorry to hear that, Aya." Haiku said. "You know, I know a guy that can temporarily reunite a person with the spirit of a lost loved one." Lucy offered. "Really?" Aya asked. "Yeah, he did it with Sakura. That tragedy you mentioned, her parents and brother were killed in a car accident, he was able to temporarily bring their spirits to this mortal plane for her birthday." Lucy said.
"Thanks, Lucy! I appreciate that!" Said Aya, who cheered up a little. "I'm a little curious, do you have any family left that's still alive?" Asked Haiku. "Just my father! My mother died when me and Akofena were younger, due her being infected with sleeping sickness after being bitten by a Tsetse Fly that snuck into our house some nights ago!" Aya answered. "GASP!" Said Lucy and the rest of the Jr Morticians Club. "Yeah, my family's a bit mired in disaster. But I'm hoping to fix that. All I need is the one thing that's been passed down in my family for the last 5,000 years. The Lightning Bird Familiar." She said. "Did you just say 'Lightning Bird'?" Asked Lucy. "Yes, that's exactly what I said! He was passed down to Akofena moments before my mother succumbed to her illness! After Akofena died, the Lightning Bird escaped while taking on a more humanoid form! I managed to follow him to a dig site, were he then followed the archeologist leading the excavation all the way out of Africa! I later found out that the archeologist in question was going to America, specifically at Royal Woods, Michigan! That's when I decided to sign up for the foreign exchange student program in order to recapture him and hopefully put an end to the cycle of disasters that have been happening to family!" Said Aya. "Aya, I just want ask you this! Does this Lightning Bird of yours have a name?" Lucy asked with some suspicion on the Lightning Birds identity. "Yes! As a matter of fact, he does have a name! He is called Shockwing!" Aya answered. "GASP!" Said Lucy and the rest of the Jr Morticians Club. "Wait a minute, you all know something about my family's Lightning Bird that I don't know about, didn't you?" Asked Aya in a gut feeling that the entire club knows about her family's Lightning Bird for some reason.
"Excuse us for just one second." Lucy said, making her friends and boyfriend go back a few feet. "Guys, we may have a problem. The other day, Lincoln, Sakura, and Clyde fought-" She started saying, only for Haiku to cut her off. "Clyde's involved in all of this?" She asked in surprise. "Who do you think Is Kamen Rider Anansi? Anyway, they fought a Lightning Bird Animarius named Shockwing!" Lucy said. "During that fight, Shockwing mentioned he was captured by an African witch, who turned him into her familiar via a magic spell! And that all happened 5,000 years ago! Guys, I'm thinking the witch in question must be Aya's ancestor, so this can't be a coincidence!" She explained. "Also, earlier this morning, Aya was able to sense the aura of Aurachnid in Clyde's backpack and she even knows about the legend of the spider warrior after figuring out that Aurachnid was the golden spider from said story!" Lucy added. "Well, what do you think we should do?" Haiku asked.
"Sigh! I'm afraid we have no other choice but to tell her the truth about Shockwing and of course tell her about the Kamen Riders! We should also take her Master Toadus and Gorf's hideout, just so that she gets the full story about how this whole thing started!" Lucy answered. "Well, if that's the right thing to do, then I've got no arguments against it!" Said Haiku. "You can count us as well, right guys?" Said Rocky as he looked at Boris, Persephone and Mordecai for affirmation. The latter three nodded their heads in agreement. "Well then, it's settled!" Said Lucy as she turned to Aya. As this was going on, the friends Lincoln and Sakura told about, minus Chloe, were at the lake Toadus and Gorf's hideout was hidden beneath. "Are you guys sure this is the right place?" Rusty asked. "Well, the coordinates that Sakura gave us did say it is here! There must some sort hidden entrance somewhere, that's all!" Answered Zach.
"All I see is a beautiful lake." Shintomaru said, taking a couple pictures. "What do you think you're doing?" Lucy asked, popping up in front of his camera before he could take a third picture. "AAAAAAAAHH!" Shouted Shintomaru as he jump up in fright from that sudden jumpscare. "Didn't offend me before, didn't offend me now." Lucy said as the rest of the Jr. Morticians Club showed up. "Rocky? What are you doing here?" Rusty asked. "Rusty? I didn't expect to see you here or any of your friends for that matter! Me and Lucy, along with the Jr Morticians Club have come here to give Aya a much needed explanation about recent events!" Rocky said as he shows Aya to his brother and the rest of the group. Aya looked at the group as her eyes flashed. "Your auras tell me you're all here with good intentions. They also tell me you..." She said, pointing to Shintomaru. "Have gone through some sad times. A broken heart perhaps?" She asked with a tilt of the head. "Yeah, it turns out the girl I had a crush on, Sakura-chan, already fell in love and found her own boyfriend! When said boyfriend figured out about my crush and exposed it to her, Sakura-chan told me sees me that she only sees me as a brother and nothing more!" Answered Shintomaru." Ooh, that's got to sting." Rocky seethed. "Are you by any chance talking about Sakura Hoseki?" Lucy asked. "Yeah, why?" Shintomaru asked. "I'm Lucy Loud, one of Lincoln's sisters." Lucy said.
"Sakura-chan did mention you as being Lincoln's 9-year old goth sister when she told about your pen pal Aya, though I don't know what a goth is to begin with!" Said Shintomaru. Before anyone could say anything, Zach, who had been looking around the shore, touched a sigil in the shape of the kanji for water that was on a nearby tree. The sigil then started glowing and the lake started parting, revealing a hidden entrance at the far end. "Hey guys! I've found the hidden entrance!" Said Zach as he pointed at the now revealed entrance. "*WHISTLE!* way to go Zach!" Said Rusty as he sees where Zach is pointing at. "Wow, Zach! That is totally revealing! *CHUCKLE* get it?" Giggles joked. "Odd, that sigil is normally hidden better than that." Lucy noted. They went down the lake's embankment and started heading to the hidden entrance. "I wonder how far down this place goes!" Said Rusty as he and the rest of the group stopped in front of the entrance.
"What's wrong. scared?" Rocky asked, taunting his brother. "What?! Of course not!" Rusty said as a hooded figure walked up to the entrance. "We've been expecting you." He said. "Well, not you guys." He told the Jr. Morticians' Club. "Gorf?" Lucy asked recognizing his voice. "What's going on?" She asked. "Wait a minute! Lucy, you and your club know him?" Asked Rusty. Haiku, Boris, and Rocky simply shrugged. "Not really." They said. "I'll explain later, but for now they're waiting for you." Gorf said, leading the group into the entrance. "Well, whatever reason that brought them down here is over, we need to have a talk with you and Master Toadus," Lucy said. "Actually, Lucy, since I am new here and what you guys know about my family's Lightning Bird, Shockwing is very important, perhaps we should come along with them in order to save time!" Said Aya. That's when Gorf stopped in his tracks upon hearing Shockwing's name, causing the group to stop as well. He then headed back to the front of the entrance and stood in front of Aya. "Did you just say 'Shockwing'?" He asked. "Yes, I did!" Aya answered. "Why? Do you know him, somehow?" She asked. "Yes, I'm afraid I know him all too well!" Answered Gorf. He then said "Perhaps, I wil let you, Lucy, and her friends come along with me as well!" as he motioned Aya, Lucy, and the Jr Morticians Club to join the group. "Thank you, sir!" Said Aya.
Aya's eyes then flashed as she examined Gorf's aura. "I can sense from your aura that you have good intensions! But, I can also tell that you're not really human!" Aya said, much to Gorf's shock. Gorf chuckled. "Lincoln was right." He said, lowering his hood. "That ability is freaky, even by my standards." He joked. This caused the group, minus Lucy, her club, Liam and Tabby to gasp in sight of Gorf's appearance. "A humanoid frog? Wait a minute! Are you related to those aliens that have been attacking Royal Woods in the past few months?" Zach asked as he figured out that Gorf somehow knows about the aliens that the Kamen Riders have been fighting for quite a while. "My master and I have not associated ourselves with King Draco and his empire in 5,000 years, young one." Gorf said. "It's all right. His aura says he's trustworthy." Aya said. "Oh! Sorry about that! It's just that me and my parents were a bit on edge ever since the Animarius Empire attacked Royal Woods, especially since we are all obsessed with aliens as well as conspiracy theories!" Zach said in apology to Gorf.
"No need to apologize, it's only a natural reaction." Gorf said as they reached the central chamber of his and Toadus' hideout. "Wow! This place is amazing!" Said Shintomaru as he pulled out his camera and started taking photos at different areas of the hideout. "While we no longer associate ourselves with the Empire, we are hiding from them, so I'm going to have to ask you to keep any pictures you've taken of this area to yourself." Gorf said, pointing his katana at Shintomaru's camera to prove his point. "As long you don't damage my camera, I will comply! But seriously, don't damage it, cause I will get mad! And trust me, you don't want to mess with me when I'm mad!" Said Shintomaru in a dark tone. "Yeah, Shintomaru here just so happens to be VERY protective of his camera, like a farm dog protectin a flock of sheep from wolves! Especially since it a gift from his father for his tenth birthday!" Liam explained.
"I didn't understand a word of what you just said, before the part with the gift." Gorf said, sheathing his katana. "It's alright, Gorf-san." Sakura's voice rang out as she, Lincoln, and Clyde, all in their rider suits showed up, Toadus behind them. "Whoa! You guys must be the Kamen Riders I have heard about!" said Shintomaru. "Uh, yes! But before we go any further, I need to talk to my colleagues." Clyde, disguising his voice, said, leading Lincoln and Sakura away. "Do I really have to do this? I already told you guys, I don't want my identity out to this many people, especially Chloe and my dads yet!" He whispered. "As much as it pains me to say it, buddy, I'm afraid Sakura's right." Lincoln said. "Yeah, and besides, I don't see Chloe-san here!" She said, realizing one such person was missing. "Really? That is weird! I wonder what happened to her?" Asked Clyde in a pondering tone. "Well, in any case, we HAVE to tell everyone the truth! It's the only way they will understand!" Said Sakura. "*SIGH!* Fine! If you say so!" Said Clyde as he heads back to the group alongside Lincoln and Sakura. They turned to the group and started removing their drivers, with Clyde allowing Aurachnid to hop onto his hand before pressing a latch on the side of his.
Then the riders immediately changed back into their true identities in a flash of light, much to the shock and surprise of the group, except for Liam, Tabby, Lucy, Rocky, and the Jr Morticians Club. Those that weren't already in the know were shocked to say the least. "Well, aren't you guys going to say something?" Aurachnid asked. Meanwhile, back in the city. "Dang it! I must of taken a wrong turn!" Said Chloe as she realizes that she had read the directions wrong. "On the contrary, little girl." Shockwing's voice could be heard as he dropped down in front of her. "You're right where I need you!" He said. "AAAAHH! WHO ARE YOU?!" Chloe shouted in fright. "Someone with a bone to pick with your precious boyfriend!" Shockwing said, grabbing her and taking off. Meanwhile, at the McBride residence. "Howie! Do you have any idea on what's taking Clyde so long to get back home?" Harold asked Howard in worry. Unknown to either of them, a shadow crept through the house. "I think he said he was hanging out with some friends today." Howard said.
"Really? Whew! Well, that's good! I was a bit worried that he was in trouble or something like that!" Said Harold in relief. "On the contrary." Shockwing said, popping out of a lighting fixture. "The only ones you should be concerned about are yourselves!" He said. Meanwhile, back at Toadus and Gorf's hideout. "And I've been fighting the Animarius Empire since." Lincoln said. "Sakura joined me a few months later, and Clyde just joined in on the action." He explained to the group. "Courtesy of myself, of course! The name's Aurachnid! It's a pleasure y'all!" Said Aurachnid as he introduced himself to the group. "Aww, you're actually kind of cute in a weird way!" Stella said. "Well, thanks for calling me cute!" Answered Aurachnid. "But what exactly do you mean by 'weird'?" He asked in confusion. "Well, it's just, you're a spider. They aren't exactly known to be cute. Especially Bum eyed spiders, which I'm guessing is what you are." Stella said. "Eh, I'll take it." Aurachnid said. "Of course, this war is more personal to me than anyone else here. And not just because my ancestor is the one who sealed the empire." Sakura said as a tear rolled down her face while pulling out her necklace and the picture of her family she never leaves home without.
"It had something to with the death of your parents and Kenta-niichan, isn't it, Sakura?" Asked Shintomaru. "Yes! For a while, I really believed they died in a car accident! But when Master Toadus showed me vision of the moment that my family died, it turns out this NOT an accident after all, but they were MURDERED! And by an Animarius from King Draco's Royal Guard, no less!" She answered in anger. This caused the visitors to gasp in shock of this revelation. "Do you have any idea on that Animarius's identity?" Asked Shintomaru. "For a while, No! But during the "Cicadeath incident", I was able to confront General Kabuto on that matter and he told me that the Animarius in question is so powerful and frightening that only King Draco is brave enough to speak of his real name! However, General Kabuto did give me the Animarius's nickname just before he left and that nickname is Hell's Watchdog!" Sakura answered. This caused Master Toadus to gasp in horror from the mentioning of the nickname. "Master Toadus? Do you know who Hell's Watchdog really is?" Sakura asked upon noticing Master Toadus's reaction towards the Animarius's nickname. "Yes! I'm afraid I do!" Answered Master Toadus.
"His name is Cerberion. He got the name "Hell's Watchdog" Due To His Cerberus Motif and the sheer number of people he killed wherever the empire went!" Toadus said. This caused everybody present to gasp in shock and horror of that fact. "He's based off of Cerberus, the guard dog of Hades?! AND HE USES THAT MOTIF FOR EVIL?!" Shouted Lucy in an outraged manner. Gorf nodded. "He's so powerful, everyone, even Tyrannus and Spino fear him!" He warned. "Why on Earth did he kill my parents and Onii-chan in the first place? JUST WHAT MAKES HIM THINK IT'S OKAY TO TAKE MY FAMILY AWAY FROM ME LIKE THAT?!" Shouted Sakura in great fury, causing everyone else to jump in fright. "My best guess is he recognized the scent of Ryu's blood coursing through your father and brother's veins, and sought to make sure when the seal was broken, there was no possible way for someone to fight back." Toadus said.
"GRRRR! If I ever find that guy and when I do, I'LL TEAR HIM APART FROM LIMB TO LIMB!" Sakura shouted, far more furiously then before. "Don't be hasty, Sakura. Cerberion's power level is on par with that of King Draco himself, and you still have two blank pages that have yet to reveal their secrets!" Gorf warned, pointing to Sakura's journal. "Dang it! I really want to avenge my parents and Onii-chan! And yet, I'm not strong enough to do so!" said Sakura as she felt crestfallen in how she can't take on Cerberion yet. "Don't worry, Sakura! I'm sure you'll be able to avenge your family one day!" Said Aya as she hugged Sakura. "Thanks, Aya! I appreciate that!" Said Sakura, who then shook her head and said "Wait a minute! Aya-chan?! What are even doing here?!" in surprise. "Oh! Sorry about that Sakura! Me and the Jr Morticians Club brought her here because she and her family have a connection to a certain Lightning Bird! Namely, Shockwing!" Lucy answered, much to the shock of Lincoln, Sakura, Clyde, Aurachnid, and Master Toadus. Lucy then proceeded to tell everyone what Aya told them.
"Dang it! I knew we should have tried to track him down! But Akoma said no!" Aurachnid said. "Wait a minute, Aurachnid! Are you saying that the Lightning Bird from the spider warrior legend is actually my family's familiar, Shockwing?!" Asked Aya in shock and surprise after hearing Aurachnid's comment. "As I believe you humans say, 'If the shoe fits.' Of course I don't wear shoes. Can you imagine finding shoes that fit these?" He joked. "Anyways, there's more to Shockwing's origins than what the legend says!" Aurachnid said. He turned to Gorf and said "Gorf, Since you and Master Toadus know Shockwing far longer than I have, do you mind telling Aya what Shockwing really is and where he actually came from as well as what we learned about him during our recent confrontation with him?". "Gladly!" Said Gorf. "It all started about 5,000 years ago, when King Draco first came to Earth." He explained. "During that time, there was a plot by a group of six Animarius warriors, who all came from the same ninjitsu class as myself and Lieutenant Tytus, to desert the Empire and attempt to rule the world themselves! Those six Animarius warriors are Pantherious, Pythonious, Crocodire, Machroach, Hornetra, of course, and their leader: Shockwing!" Gorf said.
"It didn't take long for the higher ups to learn of this plan, especially after Tytus and I made the heart wrenching decision to, as I believe you humans say, 'Rat them out.' And needless to say, King Draco wasn't too happy about it." He explained. "As soon as Shockwing and his allies were captured and brought to trial, King Draco had sentenced them to be executed on the spot by having their Soul Cores removed from their shoulders and then be destroyed by his sword, which would result in them vanishing from existence! However, before King Draco could actually do so, Shockwing ordered Hornetra to unleash her Sonic Stingers at us, causing us all to be knocked unconscious from the soundwaves, while allowing all six of the deserters to escape with their Soul Cores intact! After that, they just so happened to land in Africa! Specifically, at the very same village where Aurachnid and his old partner Akoma came from!" Gorf said.
Zach raised his hand. "Yes, Zach-kun?" Sakura asked. "What's a Soul Core?" He asked. "Oh, right! Soul Cores are these special medallions attached to our left shoulders!" Gorf said as he showed the group his own Soul Core right in front of them. "They may not look much, but they are our lifelines. If they are destroyed while attached to our shoulders, then we blow up and revert to the core, and we can either be brought back to life via the tree of life, which currently resides in Draco's castle, or be sealed via a function we added to Lincoln's driver when we stole it from Aquilis' lab and gave it to Sakura's ancestor." He explained. "However, they are removed from our shoulders and destroyed afterwards, we start dissipate into particles of light and then vanish from existence! In other words, it would considered a permanent death to us!" Gorf finished. "Well, why don't you do that?" Haiku asked Lincoln, Sakura, and Clyde. "Because the cores are somehow the key to rebuilding the seal. Besides, I've seen what happens when an Animarius is killed that way, and it's not exactly heartwarming." Lincoln said, looking at Sakura. "He impersonated my Onii-chan! What was I supposed to do?!" She asked.
"Who impersonated Kenta-niichan?" Asked Shintomaru. "It was a Mimic Octopus Animarius sent by General Megalonis in the guise of Kenta in order fool us long enough for said Animarius to kill Sakura by stabbing her with a knife!" Lincoln answered. The whole group gasped that revelation. "Why that no-good, dirty scoundrel!" Said Shintomaru in angry. "Yeah, fortunately, Lisa got suspicious and exposed that Animarius before he could pull through with that attempt on Sakura's life! With the help of Master Toadus and Gorf, of course!" Lincoln explained "Oh yeah! And Sakura's reaction towards this revelation was not the prettiest! She was EXTREMELY furious! She then launched him out of the house, cut off all of his tentacles with her katana, stabbed him repeatedly with her trident, knocked his Soul Core of his shoulder with her hammer, and then shattered it with an arrow from her crossbow! This caused the Animarius to slowly disappear while Sakura removed her helmet to show him how angry she really is! Oh! And right before he completely disappeared, she called him something I'd rather not repeat in front of someone who speaks Japanese out of fear for what it means, since Lisa said I didn't want to know." Lincoln said. "You really don't." Sakura said.
"Yikes!" Shintomaru said. "After what that that Animarius did to me, I was so ANGRY I just couldn't hold myself back any longer and I said some things that I shouldn't have said! In any case, I'm so sorry Lincoln-kun!" Sakura said in apology. "It's okay, Sakura! I forgive you!" Said Lincoln. "You are?" Asked Sakura. "Yeah! Besides, you're not the only one who blows off steam like that!" Said Lincoln. "Really?" Asked Sakura. "Yeah, he's not kidding! One year ago, when Lori accidentally stepped on and broke Lincoln's gaming glasses, he was so mad that he sent her a voicemail message to her phone with some VERY nasty things that I REALLY wouldn't dare to repeat! *SHUDDER!* I practically fainted after hearing that!" said Clyde as he shuddered at that memory. "YIKES!" said Sakura. "Yeah! Well, as soon as Lori came back with a new pair of gaming glasses and apologized for breaking my game, I realized what horrible mistake I made and decided to delete that message before she could hear it! And believe me, it was not easy! After a lot of trial and error, I was eventually able to delete the message! But unfortunately, I accidentally left behind a nasty note that was written before I sent that voicemail and Lori found it! She then read it and had gotten so mad that I had to do the "Running Man" and bolted downstairs while she cursed at me in a blind rage!" Said Lincoln. "Yeesh! Were able to make it out alive?" Asked Sakura. "Fortunately, yes I did!" Lincoln answered. "Anyways, let's say we get back on track here! Aurachnid, since Shintomaru is new here, do you mind telling him about how you and Akoma fought off Shockwing and his friends?" Asked Lincoln. "Gladly!" Said Aurachnid. "You see, as soon Shockwing and his gang landed in Akoma's village, they started to reek havoc all over the place! They have been rampaging for a whole year! Then, one day, Akoma entered the temple of Kwaku Anansi, the Spider God who Akoma's tribe worshipped, and prayed to him for the power to drive away those invaders! At that time, I was originally an ordinary Bum-Eyed Spider that was living at the temple alongside other spiders as living avatars of Kwaku Anansi! While Akoma was praying, I received a vision from Kwaku Anansi himself, telling me that I was chosen to aid Akoma in his mission to defend the tribe! As soon as that was done, he gave the power to infuse Akoma and his descendents with the powers of the spider warrior while also changing me into the very golden spider you see here today! He also gave me the ability speak like a human being, just so you know! As soon as that was done, I safely decended onto Akoma's wrist, via a string of webbing, and bit him there, allowing him to transform into the legendary spider warrior! Afterwards, we waged war on those villains and destroyed them all one-by-one until only Shockwing was left! Instead of fighting us directly, Shockwing flew off into the distance while swearing revenge on us as well as promising to return for his comrades medallions, which are in fact their Soul Cores! I told Akoma that we should track that bird down, but he said no on that!" Aurachnid explained. "Why did Akoma say no?" Asked Clyde.
"I don't know, might have something to do with the fact he was heavily damaged from a forest fire that had started during our final battle, and he insisted to wait until he was fully healed. Wouldn't be 'honorable' he said." Aurachnid said as a familiar ringtone played. "Space Unicorn, Soaring Through The Stars!" It said. "It was supposed to be ironic." Clyde said with a chuckle. He then picked up the phone and answered "Hello?". "Hello, Anansi!" The all too familiar voice of Shockwing said. "Shockwing?!" Clyde asked in surprise. "But how?!" He asked. "Put me on speaker and I'll explain everything!" The Lightning Bird Animarius said. Then Clyde turned the speaker for his phone on. "What do you want, you electric Turkey?!" Aurachnid asked angrily. "First of all, I'm a Lightning Bird, NOT A TURKEY!" Shockwing angrily yelled. "The more you deny it, thestronger it gets!" Aurachnid taunted. "The more you deny it, the stronger it gets!" Aurachnid taunted.
"You know very well that I don't look anything like a turkey at all, you stupid spider! Anyway, as for what I want, I have some people that you care about, Anansi! Or should I say, CLYDE MCBRIDE! Yeah, that's right! I know your real name and identity!" Said Shockwing who then let out a maniacal laugh. "Dang It!" Clyde said. "And to and insult to injury, I've captured some very special people that you just might recognize!" Shockwing said, switching the call on his end to a video call. In that video, there are three people that Clyde, and everybody else, recognize! Clyde's dads, Howard and Harold, and Clyde's love interest, Chloe! All of them tied up in ropes, much everyone's shock and horror. "Clyde, what is going on?! This funky chicken says he knows you, and I'm just getting all stressed out!" Howard said. "Same here! I don't know what he wants with you, Sweetie, but I can tell this is bad!" Said Harold. "Clyde! I don't know what he wants with you or how he knows you, but please! HELP! I don't like being a kidnapping victim here!" Shouted Chloe as she struggles to get out her bindings, but to no avail.
"You see, this is exactly why I was so reluctant to let my friends and family in on this." Lincoln said. "Listen here, Shockwing. If you hurt them in any way!" Clyde threatened. "Relax, human. They're safe... for now!" Shockwing said. "By the way, I found out about them when I disguised myself as a human janitor and infiltrated the very Middle School that you and your friends, LL and Jewel, attend! Or should I say, Lincoln Loud and Sakura Hoseki! Yeah, I know their true identities too, so there! Oh! And since I'm on video, let me show you what I look like now!" Said Shockwing as he then turned the camera towards himself, showing everybody that all the damage that Lincoln and Sakura had done to him has been completely undone. This caused Lincoln, Clyde, Sakura, Aurachnid, Lucy, Gorf, and Master Toadus to gasp in horror. "WHAT THE HECK?! THE LAST TIME WE SAW YOU, YOU WERE BURNT TO A LIVING CRISP! HOW IS IT THAT YOU ARE BACK TO NORMAL?!" Clyde asked loudly. "Funny you should ask! I was limping on the side of a road when a red-and-white vehicle passed by me and accidentally dropped a few blood bags right in front of me! Normally, I wouldn't drink human blood willingly, especially when that African witch forced me to drink that stuff after the last time I was burnt alive as well as after every successful assassination mission I was ordered to carry out for her! However, since the spell she put on me requires me to drink blood in order reverse all fire-related damage done to me, I was left with no other choice but to do so! As soon as I drank from one of those blood bags, I have completely healed and fully recovered from my injuries! I even look and feel better than before! By the way, in case you all are wondering what the name of that witch that I kept on mentioning was, her name was Ofui! It means "Hyena" in the Akan language, which is quite fitting since she has the ability to willingly take on the form of a spotted hyena when I am out on my assassination missions in order to keep an eye on me and control me from a distance!" answered Shockwing. When Aya heard the name of her ancestor, she decided to approach the phone and announce herself to Shockwing. "Hello, Shockwing! Remember me? The little sister of your late master, Akofena? You know, the one that died of a Black Mamba bite?" She asked him. This Shockwing to be startled a little before regaining his composer and said "What the?! AYA?! What the heck are you even doing here?! You were still in Africa the last time I saw you! So how did you even manage to follow me here?!". "I saw you follow that archeologist from the dig site all the way out of Africa and I found out that he was going to America, so I figured out that you were going there too! After that, I decided to sign up for a foreign exchange student program so that I can track you down and have you recaptured in order to put an end to the tragedies that have been happening to my family!" Aya answered. "If you think, that after waiting 5,000 years for my much needed freedom, I would have myself brought back into your family's servitude, then you have got another thing coming!" Said Shockwing.
"I didn't sabotage your sister's protection charms for nothing, you know!" He revealed. "Wait a minute! What?!" Asked Aya in sudden shock. "Oh that's right, you DIDN'T know! Oh well, I guess the cat's out of the bag now! I caused Akofena's death! All by sabotaging her protection charms and placing a mind control spell on a Black Mamba to make it bite her to death! Oh! And here's my other little secret, I KILLED YOUR MOTHER! And all by letting that Tsetse Fly in the house through a window that I opened for it and then guide it into her bedroom!" Shockwing said before making an evil maniacal laugh. This caused Aya to tear up a little before saying "you, you, MURDERER!" in great fury. Sakura, knowing first hand what was going through Aya's head, ran over and hugged her in a warm embrace. "How dare you!?" She asked, Shockwing in anger. "How dare I? I tell you why I dared! Because I was getting sick and tired of being a slave of Ofui and her descendants, that's why! That, and I was willing to fulfill my promise to get my comrades' Soul Cores back from Akoma no matter what it takes!" Shockwing answered back. "I can't believe you, Shockwing! Akofena and I both thought you were a friend! Even before my mom's death!" Aya said, angrily.
"Well, clearly, you and your sister are far more stupider than I thought! That whole 'friendship' thing was just an act to gain both your trusts in order for me to carry out my plan to set myself free without any interference!" Shockwing answered smugly. This made Aya so mad that she started to growl. Then her eyes started to glow into a golden yellow color. Finally, she magically changed into a humanoid spotted hyena cub, which then let out a loud hyena whoop before growling again. This sight shocked everyone present. "SHE'S A WEREWOLF! A WEREWOLF!" Clyde shouted in fright. "Correction, Clyde, SHE'S A WEREHYENA! A WEREHYENA!" Aurachnid shouted in equal fright. Then the now-transformed Aya threatened at Shockwing in growling tone "WHEN I FIND YOU, SHOCKWING, I WILL TEAR YOU TO SHREDS AND RIP OUT YOUR ORGANS!". Yep, she's THAT mad. "Better than you have tried! Besides, it's not you I have a bone to pick with. It's you, Kamen Riders!" Shockwing said as Gorf attempted to hold Aya back.
"HEY! LEMME AT HIM, LEMME AT HIM! I WILL SPLAT HIM!" Aya shouted in protest as Gorf grabbed both of her arms from behind, though the frog Animarius was having some trouble holding her back due her surprising amount of strength. "Good grief! She's a strong one!" Said Gorf as he struggles to keep the werehyena cub Aya away from the phone. "Just what are your demands, Shockwing?!" Clyde asked. "Payback for what you and your friends did to mine!" Shockwing said. "Long story short, Shockwing was able retrieve his comrades Soul Cores and bring them back to life via the Tree of Life at the castle of the Animarius Empire! Then, He and his friends started to reek havoc all over the town! When the Kamen Riders confronted them, They were surprisingly overwhelmed by them and were nearly defeated! That is when Gorf and I went to King Draco and proposed to him a temporary truce in order to help the Kamen Riders win against them! Fortunately, King Draco agreed, on the condition that he gets to fight Shockwing himself! Afterwards Gorf and I, along with the generals and Lieutenant Tytus were able to help the riders back on their feet and fought Shockwing's friends while King Draco took on Shockwing. However, when King Draco stabbed him in the chest, not did Shockwing survive, but he sent a bolt of lightning onto the King's sword, causing King Draco to be electrocuted to unconsciousness! And add insult to injury, Shockwing stole King Draco's sword and attempted to kill him with it!" Master Toadus explained. "Yikes!" Shintomaru said.
"And I would have done it too, if it weren't for that meddling T-Rex, General Tyrannus!" Said Shockwing in annoyance. "Basically, General Tyrannus picked up King Draco and carried back to the castle in order to put him in the healing pod there while the rest of the generals stayed behind in order to fight Shockwing and get King Draco's sword back from him! And believe me they were having a tough time doing so! Meanwhile, Gorf, Tytus and I were able help the Kamen Riders defeat Pantherious, Pythonious, Crocodire, Machroach, and Hornetra and seal their Soul Cores away so they don't get revived a second time!" Said Master Toadus. "The last one, Hornetra, I'm especially glad that Hornetra is sealed away, because she called me flat-chested right after her partner, Machroach, beaten me up to the point where I'm in too much pain to get up!" Sakura said in bitterness to that memory. The entire group, especially the girls, were not very happy to hear that. "Yeesh! Talk about adding REAL insult to injury! He he he! Get it? But seriously, why on earth would she do that?" Said Giggles. "Yeah! That kind of mockery is uncalled for, Mate!" Said Tabby. "Even us guys don't go like to hear that! I mean, know Hornetra is a villain, but body-shaming?! That's just going too far!" Said Shintomaru, who then asked "Am I right, guys?!" to the other boys. They all said "Yeah!" in agreement. "Thanks for being supportive, Everyone!" Said Sakura. "As for why she did that, apparently it started when Hornetra and Tytus were children and used to be best friends! When Shockwing came into the picture, Hornetra fell in love with him, but was too shy to confess to him! By the time Hornetra found the courage to do so, she was too late! Shockwing had already fallen in love with Tytus and they became a couple! This caused Hornetra to fly into a jealous rage and accuse Tytus of stealing Shockwing from her! And yes, she even went as far as mocking Tytus's chest size! Ever since then, Tytus and Hornetra were at each other's throats, even during ninjitsu training! Thankfully, that was finally put to an end when Tytus destroyed Hornetra during our temporary truce with the Empire!" Gorf explained. "Ohhhhh!" Said the whole group. "Too be clear, folks, the reason I fell in love with Tytus in first place is because we had a lot of things in common, such as interest in ninjitsu, and not just because the both of us are birds! And I have got to admit, I was rather surprised to hear that Hornetra was in love with me, especially considering that she was with me and the rest of my friends for a year during our invasion of Akoma's village and never even told me about it! But to be honest, even if she did confess to me first, I wouldn't actually fall in love with her because I only see her as a friend! That, and I don't think a relationship between us would work out even if we want to, due to our completely different biologies and, as a result, we wouldn't be able to make any children, if you all know what I mean!" Shockwing said. "But that's beside the point! If you ever want to see these humans alive again, you, LL, and Jewel must come to the coordinates I'm sending you and get them from me!" Shockwing said, ending the call.
"Well then, I guess we should finish this story off! After we defeated his friends, we all confronted Shockwing and found out that after he fled from Akoma, Shockwing hid in a cave to formulate a plan of revenge! But before he could even start it, he was captured by an African witch and got turned into her familiar! Apparently that also left him with some powers, such as immunity to Aurachnid's venom and the ability to survive stabbings! Then, just to prove how powerful he has become, Shockwing did the one thing that no Animarius was ever willing to do! He removed his own Soul Core and destroyed it with his bare hands! And to make things worse, he didn't even disappear like our kind would normally do!" Said Master Toadus. The group gasped at the last part. "How did you guys even defeat him?!" Asked Shintomaru. "Basically, me, Tytus, General Aquilis, and General Kabuto charged and fought Shockwing while also distracting him long enough for Clyde to use his webbing to snatch King Draco's sword out of Shockwing's hands! Clyde then gave the sword to General Leo, who then ordered the rest of the generals and Tytus to head back the castle with him, thus ending our truce! Afterwards, Clyde fought Shockwing directly while allowing Lincoln and Sakura to use their fire-based forms to strike Shockwing in the back! Then Clyde jumped out the way while Lincoln and Sakura performed their Double Rider Burning Kick on Shockwing! At first, we thought the attack completely destroyed Shockwing! But unfortunately, in spite of all that, he survived anyway, though he was severely injured by the flames! He then sworn revenge on the Kamen Riders, especially Clyde, and turned into a lightning bolt while escaping from us! And that's pretty what led to this whole mess!" Said Gorf. "And since we now know that drinking human blood completely reverses all the damage that was done to him, Shockwing has become a far greater threat than before!" Said Master Toadus. Everyone gasped at that last sentence. "Aya, I really hate to say this, but your ancestor has created a monster, and not the good kind!" Said Haiku.
"You're right." Aya said as she reverted back to her human form and Clyde received a message. "He sent the coordinates." He said. "I know where he is! These are for an old warehouse storage unit outside of town!" Liam realized. "Then we know what we have to do! Sakura, Clyde and I will have to go there and fight Shockwing again!" Lincoln said. "But he's indestructible! He has no weaknesses!" Tabby said. "Not entirely." Aya said, catching everyone's attention. "Shockwing's not the only thing that's been passed down in our family. When Ofui cast the spell that turned him into her familiar, she also created a failsafe spell, so that if he were to turn rogue, someone can cast the failsafe spell and strip him of all the powers she gave him, including his invulnerability. I know how to perform it, but I need a few things, as well as some help due to the fact that it's a high level spell, and I'm still a beginner witch doctor." Aya said. "I can help you get those things." Gorf said. "And I can help with the spell itself." Toadus said.
"We'll help with the spell too! Me and the Jr Morticians Club have some experience with magic, so you'll need all the help you can get!" Said Lucy. "Plus, having multiple people performing the same spell together would increase the chances of it being successful!" Said Haiku. "In other words, we're with you all the way!" Said Rocky. "He's got that right!" Said Dante. "Cause you're not alone when you've got friends like us to back you up!" said Morpheus. "And we are not going to allow Shockwing to get away with murdering your mother and sister! That's the fact!" Said Persephone. "Boris is ready whenever you are!" Said Boris. "Thank you! Thank you all! I really appreciate it! I'll accept your help!" Said Aya, who then let out some tears of joy and hugged Lucy and Jr Morticians Club in thankfulness. "You guys, I just realized something! How did Shockwing manage to infiltrate the Middle School and kidnap Chloe and my Dads without setting off the Animarius alert?" Asked Clyde. "When he destroyed his soul core, he must have severed his link to the Animarius. The spell that makes him immortal is the only thing keeping him alive at this point!" Toadus realized. "Well, whatever the reason, we won't let him get away with it!" Lincoln said. "You guys figure out that spell, and we'll buy you some time!" Sakura said. "Right! Oh, and before you go." Gorf said, bringing in a large item covered in a tarp. "I believe you ordered something for Clyde, Sakura." He said, tearing off the tarp, revealing a dirt bike similar to Lincoln and Sakura's but black with gold spider web decals and a red spider on the face. "*WHISTLE!* Now that's what I call a ride!" Said Aurachnid, who was impressed with the look of the new dirt bike. "It has all the capabilities as Lincoln and Sakura's bikes, plus it looks just as cool." Gorf said.
"Sweet!" Said Clyde. "Nice! Now let's get going!" Lincoln said as he and Sakura donned their drivers while Clyde allowed Aurachnid to bite his wrist. "Do you really have to do that every time?" Rocky asked Clyde. "Yes! It's only way I can summon my belt that allows Aurachnid to attach himself there in order to activate the transformation. And let me tell you, the first time I got bit, it really stung! Thankfully, the pain went away after I my first transformation! The second time, it stops hurting, so I don't have to worry about any constant pain after every transformation!" Clyde explained as his golden spider web belt magically appeared on his waist.
"Yeah, Akoma had problems with this at first too." Aurachnid admitted.
0-0-0-1, Let's Go!
Ruby! Sapphire! Topaz! Emerald!
Spider On!
"Henshin!" The three shouted, donning their gear. "Hop on your bike, Clyde and we'll go make Shockwing pay!" Lincoln said as he and Sakura summoned their bikes. "On It!" Clyde said as he straddled on his and they sped away. "Okay, now we need to get the stuff for this spell." Aya said, pulling out a notebook. "First thing we need is one lock of hair each from two people in a same sex relationship! Odd, I know, but Ofui was known to be pretty odd at times." She said. "Well, we definitely can't use the hair from Clyde's Dads, since they are already kidnapped to begin with! However, I do know two people in such a relationship! One of them just so happens to be one of my older sisters!" Said Lucy. "Really?! Which one of them is it, Lucy?" Asked Aya, who looked at Lucy for answers. "It's Luna Loud! You know, the musician of my family? As for her romantic partner, her name is Sam Sharp, who also happens to be part of the band that Luna leads, The Moon Goats! And to be honest, I never realized that Luna and Sam were a couple until Lincoln told me and the rest of sisters in front of the aforementioned couple!" Lucy answered.
"Where are they? I can find them and secure the hairs no problem!" Gorf said. "I'll call Luna and let her know." Lucy said, pulling out her phone. Meanwhile, with the riders. "WHOOOOO! This is awesome!" Aurachnid said. "We're coming up on the location Shockwing said he was at, we need a plan before we go in!" Lincoln said. "I've got an idea! Since the warehouse storage unit is large and has multiple sections, we should split up to cover more ground!" Clyde suggested as he and the other two riders arrived at the aforementioned location. "Well, in that case, me and Sakura will search on one half of the sections there while Clyde and Aurachnid will search the other half!" Lincoln said as he, Sakura, and Clyde got off their bikes. "All right then, pal! Best of luck!" Said Clyde. "You too, Clyde!" Said Lincoln. "All right then, let's get searching!" Said Sakura as she and Lincoln went inside to one section of the building while Clyde and Aurachnid went to a completely different one. As we follow Lincoln and Sakura, they felt like they were searching aimlessly for the victims that Shockwing kidnapped. "Man, this place is like a maze!" Said Lincoln. "You're not wrong about that, Lincoln-kun! Shockwing must have thought hard and carefully about where to hide his victims and he has found the one place that's the most challenging for us!" Said Sakura as she and Lincoln continued their search. Little did they know, they were being watched by Shockwing, and in his hamerkop form, no less. "He he he! Time for me to place that special spell on them!" He quietly said, as he then started to chant in an unreadable African language and summoned a pinkish mist. Then the mist made contact with the two riders, as they suddenly stopped what they are doing and stared at each other. "Say, Sakura, is it just me or am I feeling rather blissful for no reason?" Said Lincoln as he then giggled a little. "Nope! I'm feeling the same way!" Said Sakura as she too giggled in bliss. Then they both stare at each other very lovingly. "Success! Now to steal their belts and lock them away, so that I can fight Clyde one-on-one without their meddling! Then, after I defeat him and his spider friend Aurachnid, I can go back and kill these two lovebirds by setting the place on fire while they're both trapped together!" Said Shockwing as he then turned into a bolt of lightning and landed in front of the young couple in his true form. Then, without warning, he grabbed both of their drivers with his bare hands and yanked them off their waists, causing the two riders to change back into their civilian forms. After that, he then bonked the young couple on their heads with their own drivers *BONK!*, causing them to fall to the ground unconscious. Then, after storing the drivers somewhere on his person, Shockwing picked up both lovers with his arms and carried them to an open closet. After that, he dropped the two riders into the closet, closed the door, locked it, and then nailed a few boards across the doorway to prevent the young couple from escaping, should they ever regain consciousness and try to unlock the door. After he finished boarding up the closet door, Shockwing looked at his work and said with his hands on his hips and a to satisfied smirk "That'll hold'em alright! heh-heh-heh-heh-heh!" right before he transformed into a bolt of lightning and headed to the other half of the building where Clyde and Aurachnid are searching for Howard, Harold, and Chloe.
As this was going on, Clyde was searching his half of the warehouse. Using the spider legs on his back to scale the walls and ceiling. "It's a good thing I can climb walls and ceilings! Otherwise, the search for my Dads and Chloe would be a lot more difficult! Not to mention it would take longer!" Said Clyde as he navigates the area. Clyde then noticed who he was looking for, his dads and Chloe. "Oh good! There they are!" Said Clyde as he then dropped from the ceiling and landed in front of his Dads and Chloe, much to their own shock and surprise. "AGH! Please don't hurt us!" Howard said in fear. "Relax, I'm one of the good guys!" Aurachnid, speaking for Clyde, said. "Why is that spider on your belt talking for you, when I know what you really sound like on TV?" Asked Chloe. "What the? Dang it! You can stop talking for me now, Aurachnid! She's not being fooled! At All!" Clyde said to Aurachnid, who then said "Aw, nuts! I was hoping that talking for you would prevent these three from guessing who you really are! But I guess that idea has been thrown out the window!" in disappointment to being found out by Chloe.
Sighing in defeat, and seeing no way out of this, Clyde removed his helmet, much to the surprise of his dads. "Clyde?! What's going on here?!" Harold asked as Clyde rushed over to try and untie them. "Aurachnid and I can explain later, but right now we need to get you all out here before Shockwing comes back!" said Clyde as was just about to untie Howard, when all of a sudden, Shockwing entered the room from a flash of lightning and said "Too late for that, Clyde!" right before he made an evil laugh at Clyde. "Shockwing!" Aurachnid said angrily. "That's my name don't wear it out! And if you're even thinking about calling LL and Jewel, don't bother!" Shockwing said, holding up Lincoln and Sakura's drivers. "What did you do to them?!" Clyde asked angrily. "Nothing. Yet!" Shockwing said. "Right now, they are trapped together in a boarded-up closet, right after I placed a spell on them that causes them to be so blissfully in love with each other that they ignore their surroundings, allowing me to steal their belts and knock them unconscious! And even if they did regain consciousness, the spell won't wear off for at least another hour, so they'll probably be giving each other French kisses by then!" Shockwing explained, after which he laughed again."TMI there, you turkey!" Chloe said.
"How many times do I have to tell you people? I'm NOT a turkey! I'm a Lightning Bird! I'm practically part hamerkop, part rooster, part peacock, and part secretary bird! Have absolutely no resemblance toward a turkey at all! And yes, I know what what an actual turkey looks like since I've encountered one in the forest before I headed back to Royal Woods!" Shockwing said in annoyance and anger. Aurachnid started chuckling. "I see why you like this girl so much, she's fun!" He told Clyde. "And now that I have you all to myself, I can finish what I started with Akoma all those years ago! Animari Ninpo! Raiden Shot!" He shouted, blasting a stream of lightning at the spider theme rider. "Calabasher, Knobkerrie mode!" Clyde shouted, summoning his weapon and using it to ground the electricity before putting his helmet back on. "First, you kidnap my love interest and my Dads! And then you place a love-making spell on my friends, steal their drivers, knock them unconscious, and trap them in a closet! And even worse, before all of that, you murdered Aya's mother and older sister just to regain your freedom! This makes you the most evil and dangerous villain I've ever met so far! And you know what? That Makes Me Mad!" Shouted Clyde as he took on a fighting stance against Shockwing.
(Cue "Warrior Inside" by Leader)
"HAH! If you think that's supposed to scare me, then you've thought wrong!" Said Shockwing as he draws out a sword from his person.
"Clyde! Please be careful!" Howard said. "Don't worry about me, dad!" Clyde said. 'What Shockwing doesn't realize is that in the time since our last encounter, Toadus and Gorf have been helping me train for future battles! I just hope it will be enough to bide the time I need for Aya to finish that spell! But for now...' Clyde thought to himself. "Aurachnid! I need a spider break, Knobkerrie variant!" He told the golden spider. "You got it, Clyde!" Said Aurachnid as he then climbed up to the club end of the Calabasher's Knobkerrie Mode, wrapped his legs around it, and sunk his fangs there. He then shouted "SPIDER BREAK!" as golden energy flows onto the Calabasher's Knobkerrie Mode. Then, Clyde charged with his weapon in hand towards Shockwing and Shouted "SPIDER SMASH!" as he was able land a hit on Shockwing, right at his crotch. This caused Shockwing to reel in pain as he covered his crotch and yelled "OW! MY GIBLETS!".
"Yeah! Sock it to him, Clyde!" Chloe said. "You ain't seen anything yet!" Clyde promised as the legs on his back extended. Meanwhile, with Aya and the rest of the group, they had just arrived outside the warehouse. "Okay, we have everything we need, now we just need to find where Shockwing is, and perform the spell!" Aya said. "Knowing Shockwing, he will try to escape! So I will use my force field to prevent him from doing so! So then, let's get to it!" Said Master Toadus. "Right!" Said the rest of the group, which consists of Gorf, Lucy, Rocky, Haiku, Dante, Morpheus, Persephone, and Boris enter the warehouse, they all here a very loud echoing wail coming from one side of building. "What that a ghost we just heard?" Asked Aya. "I wish it were! It sounds too lively to be a ghost!" Said Haiku. "The voice sounds rather familiar, but can't put my finger on it!" Said Gorf in a pondering tone. "Wait a minute! I've just figured it out! That's Sakura's voice we are hearing!" Said Lucy as she realized who made that sound. "*GASP!* if that's the case, then she and Lincoln are somewhere around that area and are in trouble!" Said Rocky. "I've got an idea! I'll change into my werehyena form and use my ears to pinpoint their location while the rest of you follow me from behind!" Said Aya as she then transformed into her werehyena form in front the group. "You know, I'm still not used to the fact that you can do that!" Said Gorf. "Come to think of it, Aya, you've never told me you had that you can turn into werehyena, not that I mind you have that ability!" Said Lucy. "Yeah, I guess I should have told you the fact that the females of Ofui's bloodline have the ability to turn into werehyenas, whether willingly or, from what you have witnessed earlier, when we really lose our tempers!" Said Aya. Before anyone else can say anything, they heard Sakura's voice again. "Though right now, we to get to Sakura and Lincoln immediately, cause I have just traced that sound!" Said Aya as she ran towards Lincoln and Sakura's location, with rest of the group following behind her. After a while, they all came to a stop in front of a boarded-up closet. That's when they heard Sakura and Lincoln making kissing noises and they see hearts floating out of the door cracks while romantic jazz music playing in the background. "What on Earth are those two doing in there? And how they get in there to begin with?" Gorf asked. Aya then changed back to normal as her eyes flashed, causing her to sense both Lincoln and Sakura's auras. Then she realized what just happened to them. "Oh No! Of all the spells passed down from Ofui, why did Shockwing have to use THAT one on them?" She asked herself. "Wait a minute! Are saying that my brother and his girlfriend are under some kind of magic spell?" Asked Lucy. "I'm afraid so! And I'm probably sure that Shockwing must have memorized some of the spells from my ancestor during his 5,000 years under our family's servitude!" Aya answered. "As for what this spell is doing to Lincoln and Sakura, it basically causes them to be so blissfully in love, that they ignore their surroundings and focus on nothing but each other! And from the sound of things, they must be unconsciously going at it like a couple of lions in mating season! Fortunately, I know a counterspell that I can use to bring them back to their senses!" She added. She then closed her eyes and chanted in an unreadable African language, causing her to summon a bluish mist that entered the closet through the bottom crack of the door. As that happened, the noise suddenly stopped. Then the group hear Lincoln and Sakura say to each other in synchronicity "Huh? Hey, what are we doing? Hey, wait a minute! Where are we?! And why are your clothes all wrinkled and out of place?! Wait, What? Whoops! *EMBARASSED CHUCKLE!* I'm so sorry! It's okay, I forgive you!" as the young couple realizes what they were doing. Then Aya decides to interrupt the conversation by knocking at the door. "What's that! Who's there?!" Said Lincoln and Sakura as they were startled by the knocking. "It's me, Aya! And I, along with Master Toadus, Gorf, Lucy, and the Jr Morticians Club, have come here with the failsafe spell to remove Shockwing's powers! As for why you two are trapped together in a closet, Shockwing used a spell on you the causes you two be so blissfully in love that the both of you would ignore your surroundings and focus on nothing but each other! Fortunately, I've used a counterspell on you two in order to get the both of you back to your senses!" Aya explained. "*GASP!* Shockwing did THAT to us?!" Asked Lincoln. "How Dare He?!" Shouted Sakura. "Come on, Sakura, let's get ourselves straighted up and change back to our rider... forms?" Said Lincoln as then realizes that his driver is missing, after which he shouted "Hey! My Driver is Gone!". "Hey! My Driver is Gone Too! *GASP!* Shockwing must have stolen them from us while we were under that spell he put us in, right before he trapped us in here!" Said Sakura in realization of what happened to her and Lincoln's drivers. "Dang It! We'd better get them back! Right after we get out here, of course!" Said Lincoln. "Don't worry, you guys! While two get yourselves straightened up, we will try to remove the wooden boards that are nailed to the door!" Said Aya as she signaled the group behind her to help her remove the wooden boards. "Okay, you go ahead and do that!" Said Lincoln. "Cause when we find Shockwing, we will teach him not to mess with our relationship like that! Cause one thing is clear!" Said Sakura. "ALL IS FAIR IN LOVE, BUT THIS MEANS WAR!" Lincoln and Sakura both shouted in fury. Then we skip back to the fight between Clyde and Shockwing.
Clyde had just jumped up to the ceiling, using his back legs to stick to it before shifting the Calabasher to Water Gun Mode. "Aurachnid!" He said. "On it!" Aurachnid said, jumping onto the weapon and wrapping his legs around it. "Spider Break!" He shouted, sinking his fangs into it. As golden energy flows into the nozzle of the weapon, Clyde then aims the Calabasher at Shockwing, who was still reeling in pain from Clyde's earlier attack. Then, Clyde shouted "SPIDER SHOOTER!" as he pulls the trigger, unleashing a massive torrent of gold-colored water at Shockwing. Then the attack hit Shockwing, causing him to be pushed back towards a wall and crash right into it. Clyde retracted his legs, dropping down from the ceiling and kicking Shockwing in the face before executing a perfect three point landing, "Clyde! Where did you learn to fight like that?" Harold asked. "Would you believe a giant, talking frog and his giant, talking toad master?" Clyde asked.
"*GROAN* You may have landed a few hits on me, but that was just dumb luck!" Shockwing said as he got up and recovered from Clyde's attacks. "And guess what? That luck of yours is about to run out!" He added as he then raised his sword and shouted "Animari Ninpo! Raiden Destruction!", causing him to unleash a bolt of lightning upwards through his sword. Afterwards, the single lighting bolt split into dozens of lightning bolts that rained down towards Clyde. Clyde immediately tried to dodge the bolts as soon as his Spider Instincts alerted him. However, while Clyde was fast, lighting bolts were much faster. Eventually, some of the lightning bolts actually managed to hit Clyde, causing him and Aurachnid to scream in pain "AAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!". Afterwards, Clyde's rider let out an explosion of smoke *BOOM!*, causing him to revert back normal and lay on the ground covered in soot with Aurachnid laying on top of his head. "SACRE BLEU! CLYDE!" Shouted Chloe in fright. "AAAAAAAAHH! OUR BABY!" Shouted Howard and Harold in equal fright. Then Clyde slowly sat up and exclaimed in a wheeze "hhhHOLY...!" while Aurachnid got up a little and finished in a hoarse voice "SM-OKE! *COUGH!*". "Oh thank goodness, you're still alive!" Said Chloe in relief to seeing her love interest still alive. "Dang It! All that training and we have gotten ourselves zapped alive by that bird! Again!" Said Aurachnid in frustration to being zapped by Shockwing a second time. "And what's worse? We weren't even prepared for that attack! Shockwing must have developed that technique in his time with Ofui and her descendants when they weren't watching him!" Said Clyde in realization of what just happened. "You're darn right, I did!" Said Shockwing as he approached the fallen rider and his spider partner with his sword in hand. "And now, that you two are in a weakened state, it is time for you both to die!" He added as he then raised his sword in the air, ready to make the finishing kill. However, before he could do so, two individuals tore through the roof from above and landed in front of him. These two individuals were non other than Lieutenant Tytus and General Aquilis, something that neither Shockwing nor Clyde and Aurachnid were even expecting. "Tytus?! General Aquilis?! What the heck are you two doing here?" Asked Shockwing in surprise to their sudden appearance. "If you must know, Shockwing, our hidden cameras spotted you at Royal Woods! And when we all saw that you have somehow recovered from your battle with Kamen Riders LL and Jewel, we reported it to King Draco himself! And needless to say, he was furious when he heard that! Heck, he even realized that you would be powerful enough to overthrow him and he quite obviously doesn't want that to happen!" Said General Aquilis. "So he ordered my mother and I to track you down and help the Kamen Riders finish you off for good! Cause as far as King Draco sees it, you are a threat to his rule that can't be ignored and he would rather have you eliminated in order to prevent it, even if it means helping his own enemies defeat you!" Tytus said as she unsheathed her sword at him. "Well, since you are both wondering how I was able to recover from my burns, I might as well tell y'all! I did the one thing that I normally wouldn't do willingly, I Drank Human Blood!" Said Shockwing. "Wait a minute! WHAT?!" shouted Aquilis in shock. "EEEEWWW! THAT IS DISGUSTING!" Shouted Tytus in disgust. "Hey! The spell that was put on me by that witch requires me drink blood in order to reverse all fire-related damage that has been done upon me! And because I was in such a dire state, I had no other choice but to do so! Fortunately, the blood I drank came from some plastic bags with attached straws that were accidentally dropped in front of me by a red-and-white vehicle that passed by me while I limping on the road! That way, I won't have to kill any humans in order to get the blood I need!" Shockwing explained.
"Well, this is a surprise." A voice rang out. Everyone turned to the entrance to see Lincoln, Sakura, and everyone else. "Lincoln? You're involved in this too?" Harold asked. "*Groan!* Yes, Mr. McBride! I'm actually Kamen Rider LL!" Said Lincoln. "And I'm Sakura Hoseki, his girlfriend! I'm also Kamen Rider Jewel!" Said Sakura as she introduces herself to both of Clyde's dads. "Oh, now the LL makes sense!" Howard said, Harold nodding. "Really? I figured that out immediately. I mean, come on. LL? There are only 12 people in town with those initials!" Chloe said. "Hey! The LL part was Clyde's idea!" Lincoln pointed out as Aya walked out of the crowd. "Shockwing! I'm only saying this once! Repent for your sins against my family and come back into servitude, or prepare to die where you stand!" She threatened.
"Huh? Wait a minute! Who are you and how do you know Shockwing?" Asked Tytus. "My name is Aya! As for how I know him, he was my family's familiar, who passed down through the generations of my family for 5,000 years! Starting from my ancestor Ofui!" Aya answered. "I was wondering what the name of the witch that captured Shockwing was!" Said General Aquilis. "And in case you don't know, his last owner was my older sister, Akofena! When Shockwing escaped to America after Akofena died from a Black Mama bite, I followed him here in order to bring him back into my family's servitude! However, when Shockwing called on Clyde's phone and I confronted him on that matter, he ended up revealing the horrible truth! He Killed Akofena! First, sabotaging her protection charms before she went out for ingredients! And then, he placed a mind control spell on a Black Mamba in order to make it bite her to death! By the time the anti-venom arrived at her location, it was too late!" Aya said in anger. "When I caught you trespassing in the castle and presented you to King Draco and the generals, you said your last owner died of a Black Mamba bite! You never said that YOU were the one that caused her death?!" Asked Tytus as she turned her head at Shockwing in anger. "But that's not all that he did! When Akofena and I were younger, he deliberately let a Tseste Fly into our house through a window he opened for it! Then, he guided it into our mother's bedroom and he let it bite her, causing her to be infected with sleeping sickness! In other words, HE KILLED OUR MOTHER!" Aya shouted as she pointed at Shockwing in great fury. This caused Tytus and General Aquilis to gasp in horror of that revelation. Then they turned to Shockwing and shouted "YOU MISBEGOTTEN SON OF A LECHEROUS PEACOCK! HOW DARE YOU DO THAT TO HER?!" in extreme outrage.
Aya's eyes flashed as she looked at Aquilis, and she seemed surprised by what she saw in the General's aura. "Oh, boo-hoo! If you think I'm going back to that horrendous life, you've got another think coming! Animari Ninpo! Raiden Destruction!" Shockwing said, calling out the technique that knocked out Clyde. However, before any lightning could make contact, Lincoln, who had picked up his driver off the ground and transformed straight into his Lightning mode, used the electrokinetic powers to intercept the attack. Then, Lincoln absorbed the lightning, much to the surprise of Shockwing. "What?! But How?!" Shockwing asked. "You're not the only one who can use electrical powers!" Answered Lincoln. "Although, admittedly, that was a little much." Lincoln admitted as he kneeled down. "Fortunately, I can also do this!" He said as the lightning rods on his back fired two powerful streams of electricity that combined into a dragon. "A DRAGON?! MADE OF LIGHTNING?! WHO TAUGHT YOU TO CREATE THAT?!" Shockwing asked as he was shocked at the sight of the lightning dragon coming towards him. "Actually, he came up with it himself." Gorf said. "Yes, the more Animarius soldiers he seals, the stronger his powers get." Toadus said. "And the stronger he gets, the stronger I get!" Sakura, already in her Flame mode, said as she used her pyrokinetic powers to create a dragon of her own.
Then, Sakura sent her fire dragon towards Shockwing alongside Lincoln's lightning dragon. Afterwards, the two elemental dragons twisted around each other while the riders shouted "RIDER TWIN DRAGON WALTZ!". As the dragons headed towards Shockwing, the Lightning Bird Animarius shouted "OH BLITZNAK!" while bracing for their impact. Then the dragons collided with Shockwing, causing to be engulfed with in a fiery and electrical explosion. "If that doesn't destroy him, I don't know what will!" Said General Aquilis. "And to think, that I was in love with him! I should have realized how much of a monster he really is!" Said Tytus. Just before anyone else can say anything, they all see a silhouette coming out from the flames. Then they gasped at what they are seeing. Shockwing has come out of the flames, completely unharmed and undamaged. "WHAT THE WHAT?! THE FLAMES SHOULD HAVE DAMAGED YOU! HOW DID YOU MANAGE TO COME OUT OF THIS UNSCATHED?!" Lincoln asked in horror to what he has just seen. "Funny you should ask! While I was preparing for the arrival of you Kamen Riders, I discovered some things in the warehouse! They were very large plastic bottles that have were labeled "Liquid Flame Retardant"! 50 of them, to be precise! As soon as read the instructions on the back as well as what that stuff can do, I gathered the bottles at a large empty pool stored elsewhere in the building, poured all of the contents into it, and then, I dived straight into the liquid itself! And because I cannot drown, I stayed under it for at least a few minutes before I resurfaced! Then, I lit a nearby torch and allowed myself to touch it's flames in order to test out the flame retardant's effects on me! As soon as I did that, the results were clear! I have become completely fireproof! Which means I have completely eliminated my only weakness and I TRULY am invincible and immortal!" Shockwing explained right before he made on evil maniacal laugh. "Dang It! Now what do we do?" Asked Lincoln. "I don't know, Lincoln-kun! But one thing's for sure, we HAVE to destroy him! For everybody's sake!" Said Sakura. "She's right, Lincoln! We can't give up! Not while we have people to protect! Especially our loved ones!" Said Clyde as he stood back up and joined his friend's side with Aurachnid on his right shoulder. "Yeah! We can't let Shockwing get away with all of those crimes he committed against all of us! Especially Aya's family!" said Aurachnid as he then crawled to Clyde's right wrist, preparing to bite him there. "You're Right, Sakura! You too, Clyde and Aurachnid! We can't go down without a fight! Come on then, let's get him!" Said Lincoln as he took on a fighting stance. "Right, Lincoln-kun!" Said Sakura as she made her own fighting pose. "Alright then! You ready, Aurachnid?!" Asked Clyde. "Ready as always, Clyde!" Answered Aurachnid as he bit into Clyde's wrist. This allows Clyde's golden belt to be summoned on his waist. Then Clyde shouted "HENSHIN!" while Aurachnid attached himself to the belt buckle.
"SPIDER ON!"
(Cue "Warrior Inside" by Leader)
"Let us help them, Tytus!" Aquilis said, unsheathing her rapier. "Yes, mother!" Tytus said, unsheathing her ninjato. "I'll help them as well!" Gorf said, unsheathing his katana. "And while they're doing that, the rest of us will work on that spell!" Toadus said. "Right!" Everyone else said. Then, The Kamen Riders, Gorf, Tytus, and General Aquilis charged towards Shockwing in a battle cry. "HAH! So you all want to take me on! Well then, bring it on!" Said Shockwing as he draws out his own sword in preparation for his quickly summoned his screen.
6-7-8-9, Shinobi!
"Rider Ninpo! Henshin Mist!" He called, entering his super form and unsheathing his katana. Then, he clashed his katana against Shockwing's sword in a ninja-styled sword fight. "You may be getting stronger, LL, but you're still a fledgling!" Shockwing said. "We aren't!" Gorf and Tytus said, double teaming with their swords, slicing Shockwing's wings off. However, while it did cause him pain, Shockwing quickly recovered as he grew new wings in place of his severed ones, much to Lincoln, Gorf and Tytus's surprise. "You're going to have to try harder than that!" Shockwing said. "Oh, we are!" Aya said to herself as she read Ofui's instructions for the failsafe spell. Sakura took out the ruby of fire and placed the Sapphire of Water in her driver.
Sapphire!
"Let's see how you handle a little Coldplay!" Sakura said, firing a beam of ice at Shockwing. The ice beam hit Shockwing, causing him to be encased in a block of ice. However, it didn't hold him for long. As soon as the ice block cracked, Shockwing broke out of it in an instant, much to the chagrin of Sakura. "Dang It!" Sakura shouted in frustration. "Ice-Nay y-tray! *CHUCKLE!* Get It?! Yeah, that's right! I also studied Pig Latin during my stay with Ofui's descendants! Don't ask why!" Shockwing joked. "Oh! Like how you studied their spells? Including the one you used on me and Lincoln-kun to separate us from Clyde-kun?!" Sakura asked rhetorically. "Spell?! What sort of spell did he use on you and your boyfriend?!" Tytus asked Sakura. "Apparently, he used a spell on us that causes us to be so blissfully in love, that we ignore our surroundings and we focus on nothing but each other! That allowed Shockwing to steal our drivers and trap us both in a closet, which he then boarded-up the door so we can't escape! Fortunately, Aya-chan came to our rescue and used a counterspell to get us back to senses! Of course, when we did get out it, we saw each in a rather embarrassing position! From what Aya-chan told us after we were freed from the closet, we were, in her own words, "going at it like a couple of lions in mating season"! In other words, Shockwing put a love-making spell on us!" Sakura answered as she pointed at Shockwing in anger. Then Tytus got angry at Shockwing and shouted "And just when I thought that you couldn't stoop any lower, you went and messed with their relationship with a love-making spell! JUST WHAT MAKES YOU THINK IT'S OKAY TO DO THAT?!". "Yeah! And you're just lucky we didn't go that far! Seriously! I'm planning on saving myself for marriage here!" Sakura complained.
"Hey! It was the only way I can think of in order to keep you and your boyfriend from meddling with my one-on-one fight with Clyde! Also, I was actually planning on killing you both after I defeat Clyde and Aurachnid by setting this place on fire with you two still trapped in that closet!" Shockwing explained in annoyance. Tytus groaned. "Why I ever fell in love with you of all people, I'll never understand!" She angrily said. "Hey, just be glad you never found out about that roofie I once slipped you!" Shockwing said, before realizing what he said, much to Tytus and Aquilis' shock. "What was that?!" Aquilis asked angrily raising her rapier, Tytus doing the same with her ninjato. "D'OH! Should have kept my beak shut! Okay, I MAY have slipped a roofie in your drink while you weren't looking! And, well, you can guess what happened after you took it!" Shockwing explained.
Aya looked away from the prep to see Aquilis and Tytus growling as her eyes flashed. "Oh boy. LL, Jewel, Anansi! You guys might want to back away! I'm sensing extremely high levels of anger in the Eagle and Owl's auras, and I don't think it'd be wise to be anywhere near them!" She warned. "Uh Oh! Your right, Aya-chan!" Said Sakura as she sees how angry Aquilis and Tytus are towards Shockwing. "Lincoln-kun! Clyde-kun! Let's back away before we get ourselves caught in their crossfire!" She said to the other two Kamen Riders. "Agreed!" Said Lincoln and Clyde simultaneously. Then all three riders scooted off while Aurachnid, still on Clyde's belt, says "Something tells me that Shockwing is in for it now!". "I can't believe you, Shockwing! As if taking my daughter's innocence without her consent wasn't bad enough, you did it without her even knowing it?!" Aquilis asked angrily. "Yeah! What's wrong with you!?" Tytus asked with a shudder upon realizing what her ex had just admitted to doing.
"You did say you wanted to have children with me! I just thought I'd surprise you by giving you some in secret! Though quite obviously, I didn't succeed in that goal since you never bore any children afterwards!" Said Shockwing in explanation as to why he did it. "THAT STILL DOESN'T EXCUSE YOU!" Tytus angrily shouted, shooting a barrage of metal feathers at Shockwing, Aquilis using her rapier's aerokinetic abilities to add a little power. Shockwing, however, decided to allow the barrage of metal feathers to hit him with full force, causing them to be stuck to his body. "You're forgetting that I am invincible now! So cutting me down won't work! Plus, metal conducts electricity!" Said Shockwing as he used his electrokinesis to pull out all of the metal feathers from his body and throw them back at Tytus and General Aquilis. However, before any of the electrified feathers could hit, a large rock wall came up, stopping them in their tracks. Surprised, Aquilis and Tytus turned to see Sakura, now in Earth mode, with her hammer down on the ground.
"Consider that as repayment for destroying Hornetra for me, Tytus!" Said Sakura. "I'm not exactly sure how saving us from electrified feathers equals helping you destroy an enemy, but thank you, Jewel." Tytus said. "Yes, thank you." Aquilis said, with a bit of hesitation in her voice, which Aya noticed. "Something wrong mother?" Tytus asked. "No, sweetie, it's nothing." Aquilis said. "Interesting." Aya said as her eyes flashed. "Aya! We finished the glyph, and got everything we need for the spell to be performed!" Lucy said. "Great! You guys buy time, and when I tell you to, try and get Shockwing to fly over this glyph!" Aya instructed the riders and Animarius. "Okay! But what is that spell is she referring to?" Asked Tytus. "Basically, it's a failsafe spell that will take away all of Shockwing powers, including his invulnerablity! Ofui created it in case Shockwing ever goes rogue, which he already did!" Sakura answered. "If that's what it takes." Aquilis said, Tytus nodding in agreement. "I have no idea what you all are up to! But if it's a plan to defeat me, then I'm afraid that will be impossible! For I am practically a living god now!" Shockwing arrogantly declared.
"Just keep him busy until we're ready!" Aya said. "Right! Lincoln said as he unsheathed his katana, while Sakura switched to Flame mode before pulling out her own and Clyde pulled out the Calabasher, switching it to Knobkerrie mode. Then Gorf, Tytus, and Aquilis unsheathed their own weapons as they stood alongside the Kamen Riders. "All right, with Shockwing being able survive everything we throw at him, this is clearly our most dangerous mission yet!" Said Sakura. "Well then, everyone, Let's Get Dangerous!" Said Clyde as he prepares to charge at Shockwing. "While they're getting that sorted, let's start on this spell!" Aya said. "First, we need to draw the glyph, taken care of, now we gather all the ingredients we need. Hair from two people in a same sex relationship..." She said, placing a brown hair from Luna and a blonde hair from Sam in the middle. "Wish the rest of this stuff was as easy to get as those hairs." Rocky muttered.
"Tail feathers from a black rooster, shed skin from a ball python, honeycomb from African honeybees, tamarind shells, shed claws from a male lion, wood from a zebrano tree, hoof shavings from a giraffe, and finally, urine from a black leopard!" Aya said as she placed rest of the ingredients in the glyph one by one. "Now we need a high level spellcaster to chant this spell." Aya said. "This is why I was worried earlier, since I'm still a beginner." She admitted. "Fortunately, you have me!" Toadus said as Aya looked at him, her eyes flashing. "Yes, I can tell from your aura that you are, indeed, a very powerful spellcaster! I can also can tell that you used to be an advisor for King Draco and his parents! It makes me wonder why King Draco became an evil conqueror in the first place!" Aya said to Master Toadus. "I've been wondering that myself." Toadus said as Aya handed him the paper with the spell written on it. Toadus then started chanting the spell. While that was happening, the Kamen Riders, Gorf, Tytus, and General Aquilis were clashing their weapons against Shockwing, who keeps fighting back with his own sword. "This guy is tough, how are we supposed to lead him to the spell circle?" Sakura asked as Shockwing sent a shockwave that shot them back. "I can use my Time Freeze ability and drag him over to the circle, once the minute is up, he'll have no way out!" Lincoln said.
"He'll probably try to prevent you from doing that, so we will keep him busy while you try to use that ability!" Said Clyde. "Thanks, Clyde! I appreciate that!" Said Lincoln. Then, Clyde charged forth and tried to strike Shockwing in the crotch again. Unfortunately, Shockwing saw that coming and blocked Clyde's Calabasher with his sword. "Dang It!" Shouted Clyde. "Did you really think I would let you hit me in the giblets again?!" Shockwing smugly asked. "Honestly, I thought it would work a second time!" Clyde answered. "Well, obviously, you've thought wrong!" Said Shockwing as he then dashed back, raised his sword, and shouted "Animari Ninpo! Raiden Destruction!", unleashing a barrage of lightning bolts that rained down and struck Clyde, Aurachnid, Sakura, Gorf, Tytus, and Aquilis, causing them to scream in pain. Afterwards, Clyde and Sakura had their transformations cancelled out while Gorf, Tytus, and General Aquilis laid down onto the ground. As they all slowly got themselves back up, Shockwing approached them slowly. He then arrogantly declared "No matter how many attacks you all throw at me, y'all can't defeat me in battle!". Clyde looked at Shockwing with a smirk and said "We didn't need to defeat you, we just needed to distract you!". "Wait, What?" Shockwing asked in confusion. "Now, Lincoln!" Clyde shouted to his best friend, who then raised his katana and shouted "Rider Ninpo! Time Freeze!" while moving his katana in a circular motion. This caused time to freeze around him. Once that is done, Lincoln immediately ran towards Shockwing and grabbed him. He then picked up Shockwing and carried him towards the spell circle. As soon as he dropped Shockwing in the middle of the circle, Lincoln backed away while the time freeze ability wore off. When Shockwing got to his senses, he asked "HEY! What's going on here?! And why am I in this spell circle that's drawn on the floor?!" in confusion. "We are taking away all of your powers, including your invulnerablity, that's what!" Said Lucy, who appeared in front of Shockwing, causing him to jump up in fright. He then turned all the way around to see that he is surrounded by Haiku, Rocky, Dante, Morpheus, Persephone, Boris, and finally, Aya and Master Toadus. Upon realizing what is going on, Shockwing tried to fly out of the circle, only to bump into a force field. "Never Again! Will you and your evil ways threaten everyone's lives! This time, there will be no escape for you! EVER!" Master Toadus shouted as he then chanted the spell in an African language. Then Aya, Lucy, Haiku, Rocky, Dante, Morpheus, Persephone, and Boris joined hands with Master Toadus around the spell circle and chanted alongside him. While this was happening, Lincoln, Sakura, Clyde, Aurachnid, Gorf, Tytus, and General Aquilis went towards the circle to witness Shockwing's final downfall. "Looks like it's curtains for you, Shockwing!" Said Lincoln. "Sayanara!" Said Sakura. "Hasta la Vista, Turkey!" Said Clyde and Aurachnid. "Goodbye and Good Riddance!" Said Gorf, Tytus, and General Aquilis. Then, the spell circle started to glow an ethereal white and shone a bright light high into the sky while also trapping Shockwing with spiritual chains. "NO! This can't be happening!" Shockwing cried out as the light summoned something from the sky: a huge pack of spotted hyena spirits, led by a large Alpha female hyena spirit, that appeared through the clouds and ran down towards the hole in the roof while making the iconic hyena cackle. As soon as they passed through the roof hole, the hyena spirit pack charged towards Shockwing and passed right through him like the intangible spirits that they are, all while causing him agonizing pain. After the hyena spirits have done their job, Shockwing started to feel strange and then looked at his hand to see particles of light coming off of him. That's when he realizes that he's no longer immortal and he's starting to disappear for good. "AHHHHH! YOU CURSED CHILDREN AND INTERFERING AMPHIBIAN! LOOK WHAT Y'ALL HAVE DONE! I'M VANISHING, I'M VANISHING! OH WHAT A WORLD, WHAT A WORLD! WHO WOULD'VE THOUGHT A GROUP OF MEDDLING KIDS AND AN OLD TOAD LIKE YOU LOT WOULD DESTROY MY IMMORTAL WICKEDNESS?!" Shockwing lamented while continuing to break apart into particles of light in front of his enemies. "OH, LOOK OUT! LOOK OUT! I'M GOING! OHHHHH...OHHHHHHHHHHHH...!" He shouted before finally fading away into nothingness. "Man, am I glad to be finally rid of that guy!" Aurachnid said as Tytus and Aquilis started leaving. "Thanks for the help, you guys!" Gorf said.
"Hmpf! We only came here to help the Kamen Riders, cause we were under orders from King Draco himself. Apparently, our king realizes that should Shockwing ever succeed in his revenge against the Kamen Riders, he would try to overthrow him next and that's something that his majesty doesn't want to happen! Besides, we've also recorded everything here as proof of Shockwing's permanent demise!" General Aquilis explained as she picks up a hidden camera that she placed before she and her daughter fought alongside the Kamen Riders and Gorf. "Come on, Tytus! Let's go! Our job here is done! Let them celebrate their victory over Shockwing while we present this footage to King Draco at once!" She said to Tytus, who then said "Yes, mother!". Then, the Bird Army General and Lieutenant flew off through the roof hole they made and back towards the castle. As the two flew off, Aya looked at them, her eyes flashing again. 'Just what is going on in those two's minds?' She asked herself. "Well, Aya-chan, I'm glad you have finally avenged the deaths of your mother and older sister!" Said Sakura as she approached Aya and hugged her. "You and me both, Sakura. And I hope you do the same with your parents and brother!" Aya said.
"Thanks, Aya-chan, that means a lot to me!" Said Sakura as she let go of Aya. Then Lucy came to Aya and asked "So, Aya, now that you have avenged your family, what are you going to do?". "Well, I originally came here to put Shockwing back under my family's service in order to put an end to the disasters that befell upon my family! But now that I know that he caused those disasters and I was able to avenge my family, I have no idea what to do!" Aya answered. "You can still stay with my family while you continue with that student exchange program you signed up for!" Lucy offered. "Thanks, Lucy! And since I know about the Kamen Riders, perhaps I can use my abilities to help them whenever they need it!" Aya said. "Oh! That reminds me! Master Toadus, Lucy mentioned someone with the ability to temporarily reunite a person with the spirit of lost loved one! She means you, didn't she?" Aya asked Master Toadus. "Yes, Lucy did mean me! Why do you ask?" Master Toadus said. Aya then asked him "Do you mind reuniting me with my mother and Akofena like you did for Sakura and her family?". "I'd be happy to." Toadus said. Soon, the glyph he had used to summon the spirits of Sakura's family was on the ground. "Fair warning, once this spell is cast, the glyph will slowly start to disappear, and once it does, the connection is cut." Toadus said.
"Understood, Master Toadus!" Said Aya. Toadus then muttered some mystical gibberish before slamming his staff down in the center of the glyph, causing a flash of light so bright, Aya recoiled. As soon as the light dissipated, Aya looked and saw the spirits of her mother, who resembles Aya but in her late 20's and wearing a red dress with golden hoop earrings and brown sandals, and Akofena floating above the glyph. "Mom? Akofena?" Aya asked the two spirits. The Kamen Riders, Aurachnid, Clyde's dads, Chloe, Lucy, and the Jr Morticians Club were surprised to see this. "Aya!" Akofena said, happy to see her younger sister, who ran up to the two, wrapping them in a tight embrace. "I miss you so much! You wouldn't believe what happened! Turns out Shockwing is evil alien and he deliberately caused both of your deaths just to free himself!" Aya said. "I should have figured." Aya and Akofena's mother said. "I always had a bad feeling about him." She admitted.
"He must have sabotaged my protection charms before I went out! I was such a fool for trusting him!" Akofena as hung her head. "Yeah, he really fooled us both, Akofena! And to matters worse, Shockwing placed a mind control spell on the very Black Mamba that bit you to death!" Aya said. "But thankfully, with the help of my new friends, I was able to get rid of him once and for all." Aya said, gesturing to the large group. "These are Lincoln, Sakura, Clyde, Master Toadus, Gorf, Lucy, Haiku, Rocky, Dante, Morpheus, Persephone, Boris, Chloe, Harold & Howard McBride, and finally, Aurachnid!" Aya said as she introduced the group behind her one-by-one until she finished with Aurachnid, who introduced himself by saying to the two spirits "Hello! It's a pleasure to meet you both! Y'all have probably heard the legend of spider warrior! Well I just so happen to the golden spider from that legend!". "Huh, I always thought you were bigger." Akofena said.
"Eh, I'll take what I can get!" Aurachnid replied. "Oh, by the way, Clyde here is my old partner Akoma's descendant and my current partner!" He added as he pointed at Clyde. "Wow! A living descendant of the legendary spider warrior! This makes our temporary revival worthwhile!" Said Akofena. "Thanks! I was rather surprised to find out I am descended from a legendary warrior from Africa, especially since that I'm actually adopted!" Clyde said. "That's fine! We understand!" Replied Aya's mother. "Oh, Okay! Say, how did you guys know about the legend of the spider warrior to begin with?" Clyde asked with curiosity. "Ofui was originally part of the same tribe as Akoma." Aya's mother said. "She left on a journey before Shockwing and his friends attacked." Akofena explained.
"During her journey, she came across a pack of female hyenas, with their Alpha injured from a fight with a lion! That's when Ofui decided to help the Alpha hyena by using her medical skills to heal the Alpha hyena! As soon as the Alpha was healed, she changed into a female shaman while the pack changed into group of witches. As thanks for healing her, the shaman offered to let Ofui stay with them and teach her their ways. Being the type that doesn't turn down generous offers, Ofui accepted the shaman's request and followed her and the mystics to their village! There, the village contains, not only witches, but also their husbands and children! Once she entered, Ofui was given her magical abilities via a ritual that has her blood transfused with the donated blood of the shaman! Then, after a year of honing her magic, medicine, and physical skills, Ofui was given a task! She was to find herself an animal, capture it, and cast a magic spell on it to make it her familiar! As soon as she went out on her mission, she started her search in cave! There, she found an avian humanoid and caught him with her net! That being was none other than Shockwing! As soon as she caught him, Ofui cast a magic spell on him and turned him into her familiar! Afterwards, she made him take on the form of a hamerkop in order to make it easier for her to bring him back to the shaman's village! As soon as she presented the shaman with Shockwing, she was promoted as the shaman's second-in-command! Since then, she follows the shaman in hyena form alongside the other witches to either hunt for food, gather ingredients for spells, potions, and medicines, or to assassinate enemy witches by using her familiar Shockwing to infiltrate their villages while making him take on the form of a man and control him like a puppet from a distance! After a few weeks of successful missions, Ofui was given another task: to find herself a husband, so that she can have a daughter to pass her familiar onto before her own death, whether that death be natural or unnatural! That's when she decided to return to the village she was born from, though not before she left Shockwing with the shaman while doing so! As soon as she got there, she saw the villagers celebrating the spider warrior's victory over the monsters that invaded their village! There, she got reacquainted with her love interest Eban, who also happens to be Akoma's younger brother!" Aya's mother explained, much to the shock of Clyde, who then turned to Aurachnid and said "You've never said that Akoma had a brother!". "Oh, Whoops! Must have slipped my mind! Yeah, I forgot to mention that Akoma came from a family of four! That himself, his mother and father, and of course, his younger brother Eban! His name means "Fence" in the Akan language, which makes sense due to his desire to protect his family as much as Akoma would!" Aurachnid. "Huh! That does make sense!" Clyde said in satisfaction to Aurachnid's explanation. "Anyways, As soon as Ofui reunited with Eban, he told her how a group of six monsters invaded the village and rampaged there for the whole year that she was gone! He then told her how his older brother Akoma entered the temple of Kwaku Anansi, came back from it as the spider warrior, and destroyed the invaders except for their leader, who flew off and sworn revenge against Akoma! He also explained that Akoma was still waiting for the invaders' leader eventual return! After that, Ofui explained to Eban what she was doing during her absence from the village and how she became a witch! She then told him that she came back in order to find a husband to continue her bloodline and she then confesses her love to him! As soon as Ofui did that, Eban accepted her love and agreed to marry her! Then, they left the village to get married at the shaman's village, though not before saying goodbye to Akoma, who supported their love! After they made it to the shaman's village, Ofui and Eban got married and then have a daughter together!" Aya's mother explained further. "Wow! That's so romantic!" Said Sakura. "Wait a minute! Does that mean Aya is actually...?" Clyde asked in hesitation. "Yep! I'm your blood relative, Clyde!" Aya, much to the shock of the entire group, especially Clyde and Aurachnid, who both stood there all flabbergasted. "Whoa! Didn't see that one coming! Said Lincoln. "Oh right! Before we leave, Aya, I might as well give you the recipe for that special potion that's part of your coming-of-age ceremony when you turn ten!" Said Aya's mother. "Whoa! Really?! Thanks Mom!" Said Aya with excitement. "Coming-of-age ceremony? Aya-chan, what is your mother talking about?" Sakura asked with interest. "Oh, it's a special ceremony where the women from Ofui's bloodline are to create a potion that, not only enhances their physical beauty, but gives their magical abilities a boost in power, once they reach the age of ten, of course!" Aya explained. "Wow! That's amazing, Aya-chan! Say, when you said that potion enhances your physical beauty, does that refer to...?" Sakura asked. "Yes, it does refer to the chest area! But don't worry! When we blossom, we start out with a modest size! Also, as we get older, our chests will grow bigger as well!" Aya explained further. Then Aya's eyes flashed as she sees Sakura's aura and figured out why Sakura asked about the potion's effects. "Oh I get it now, Sakura! You're insecure about your chest size in spite of that advice Lori gave you! Well, fortunately for you, the potion does work on girls outside of Ofui's bloodline! Tell you what, once my birthday comes, I will make a batch for you in addition to myself! I can even make some for your female friends from Middle School, just so they don't feel left out! Oh, and just so you know, once you do take it, you would most likely blossom to the same size as your female friends from Japan!" Aya said to Sakura. "You really mean it?! Thank You, Aya-chan! That's the nicest thing you have ever done for me!" Sakura replied in joy. "You're Welcome, Sakura! Alright then, Mom, you can give the recipe for the potion!" Aya said to her mother as she brought out a pen and paper. "Ok then, here goes! The ingredients are Cow Milk, Goat Milk, Camel Milk, Mashed Bananas, Jackfruit Flesh, Diced Figs, Watermelon Juice, Orange Juice, Pineapple Juice, Mango Juice, Passion Fruit Juice, Honey made by African Honeybees, and Coconut Water! Just put the ingredients in a hollowed out calabash and stir them together until they are perfectly mixed!" Aya's mother said while Aya wrote down the ingredients and instructions on her paper incredibly quick. "Then, all you have left to do is trace this glyph and place the calabash containing the potion on it!" Aya's mother said as she showed the glyph made specifically for the potion to Aya, who drew it down on the back of her paper. "And of course, you will have to chant this spell in order to give the potion its power!" She said further. She then whispered the words of the spell to her daughter so she can memorize them while she writes them down on her paper. After she finished writing everything down, Aya said "Thanks, Mom! I'll always remember you and Akofena, even if I have my birthday and ceremony without you!".
Gorf then tapped Aya on the shoulder and pointed down. She then realized the glyph was almost gone. "Oh, yeah! One more thing! I'm going to be staying with Lincoln and Lucy's family for the entire duration of the foreign student exchange program that I signed up for! I'll also be joining Lucy's club during that time!" Aya said. "Would you both hug me one last time before you go?" She asked. "Of course." Aya's mother said as she and Akofena wrapped Aya in a warm embrace. "I love you guys." Aya said. "We love you too." Akofena said as the glyph, and they themselves disappeared. Wiping a tear from her eyes, Aya turned to Toadus. "Thank you for that. I really needed that." She said. "You're welcome!" Said Master Toadus. "Now come on, let's get out of here." Lincoln said. "Is it bad that I didn't understand anything that just happened?" Harold asked. "Ohm thank goodness! I thought it was just me!" Howard said. "Don't worry, dads. Aurachnid and I will explain everything at home." Clyde said. Lincoln then looked back and saw Sakura with a saddened expression. "You okay?" He asked his girlfriend. "Yeah, I'm fine, It's just... the knowledge that Aya-chan was able to avenge her family's death, while I only just found out something important about my own family's deaths is kind of saddening to me." She said. "Hey, don't worry." Lincoln said, placing a hand on her shoulder. "We will find this Cerberion guy, and he will pay for what he did. I promise." Lincoln said. This caused Sakura to smile before kissing Lincoln on the lips. "Arigato, Lincoln-kun. You know, Aya-chan was right. I am lucky to have you." She said.
"Well, I'm glad she said that!" Said Lincoln. "Oh! By the way, if something happens to us that causes us to unintentionally make a baby, I will help you raise it! After all, it would be irresponsible for me if I didn't do so! Plus, I do have some experience with helping my youngest sister Lily when she was a baby!" Said Lincoln. "That would be nice of you, Lincoln-kun! Let's just hope that nobody tries anything to makes do something like that! I am planning to save myself for marriage anyway!" Said Sakura. "You and me both, Sakura!" Said Lincoln. Then Sakura looked at Aya and asked "Say, Aya-chan, when exactly is your tenth birthday anyway?". Aya then answered "Oh! That would be five weeks from now!". "Thanks, Aya-chan! At least now I would be prepared to buy gifts for you! Among other things!" Said Sakura. "Just as long it isn't bras! I really don't like those things to begin with!" Said Aya. "Fortunately for you, Aya-chan, I don't like bras either! In fact, I never wore one nor will I ever wear one in the future!" Sakura replied. "Oh! Thanks then, Sakura! You know, we have a lot more in common than I thought!" Said Aya. "Ain't that the truth!" Said Sakura. Then she and Aya giggled a little. Meanwhile, with Clyde, Chloe suddenly came towards Clyde and asked "By the way, Clyde, is it true about what Aurachnid said about you? That you like me?". "*SIGH!* Yes, Chloe, I do like you! But, it's more than that! I LOVE YOU!" Clyde answered. This made Chloe blush a little. "I've developed those feelings for you since the day we danced together at the elementary school ball! As for why I didn't tell you that sooner, it's because I wanted be sure that you love me in the same way that I do!" Clyde said further. "Actually, Clyde, I do in fact share those same feelings! And I do want to be your girlfriend! Of course, I also can't help but feel left out, especially when you are actually doing superhero stuff with Lincoln and Sakura!" Said Chloe. "Yeah, I am really sorry about that, Chloe! The reason I didn't want you to know about my superhero life with my friends is because I was afraid that some villain would do something bad to you in order to get back at me! Though I guess it's already too late for that, since Shockwing already kidnapped you as well as my Dads!" Clyde said. "Chloe, I want to ask you this! Will you please forgive me for keeping you out of the loop and will you be my girlfriend?!" He asked. "Yes, Clyde, I'll forgive you! And yes, I'll be your girlfriend!" Chloe answered. "Thank you, Chloe! I promise I do my best to protect you, no matter what!" Clyde said. "I appreciate that, Clyde! But, there is one condition that I want you to follow if you want to keep me around as your girlfriend!" Chloe said. "Okay then, Chloe, what is that condition?" Clyde. "DON'T YOU EVER KEEP SECRETS FROM ME AGAIN! NOT EVER! Chloe angrily yelled, much to Clyde's shock and surprise. After that, Clyde, who is afraid of what Chloe could do to him when angered, whimpered a little before saying "Yes, my love! I'll do exactly as you say! Just please don't hurt me!"."Great! Just making sure we're on the same page!" Chloe said, kissing Clyde on the lips and heading out. "I like her, she's funny!" Aurachnid said while Clyde simply babbled.
Later, at the Animarius Castle, Aquilis and Tytus were in the throne room, kneeling down in front of King Draco. "Your majesty. You will be pleased to know that Shockwing is no longer a problem. The riders and their allies found a way to strip him of his immortality and once that happened, the destruction of his soul core took over from there." Aquilis reported. "And, to add proof of that, we've brought back footage of everything from right after we entered the warehouse that he was in!" Said Tytus. Then Aquilis brought out her camera and showed King Draco, along with the generals, all of the footage that had been recorded during their fight with Shockwing, including the Lightning Bird Animarius's dramatic demise. However, interestingly enough, none of the footage included Aquilis and Tytus.
"Well then, at least now that Shockwing is finally eliminated, we can focus our efforts on defeating the Kamen Riders and their allies!" Said King Draco with a satisfied smirk. He then looked at General Kabuto and said "General Kabuto! I believe now is good time to bring back Cicadeath! We are going to need additional intelligence if we want to defeat our enemies!" as he stood up and prepared himself to go to the Tree of Life. "At once, your majesty!" Said General Kabuto as he and the other generals followed suit. Then we cut to a scene where King Draco, the generals, and Tytus are at the Tree of Life. "Alright, Cicadeath, time for your much needed revival!" Said General Kabuto as he placed Cicadeath's Soul Core into the fruit. Then the fruit swelled up and burst open, revealing Cicadeath, who then shouted in glee "I LIVE! I LIIIIIIIIVE!" right before he let out a maniacal laugh. "Welcome back, Cicadeath!" Said Kabuto. "Do you remember everything that has happened before your own destruction?" He asked. "Oh yes, do remember everything! And I do mean EVERYTHING! From the moment of my creation to the minutes before my own destruction by the Kamen Riders!" Cicadeath answered. "I have been meaning to ask you this! What exactly happened to you after I mistakenly left you behind?!" Kabuto asked. "Well, after I gotten myself out of the rubble caused by the explosion of our equipment, I saw the twins, Lana and Lola Loud, and remembered that the former was the who caused the explosion while the was the one who managed to overpower you! After that, I had gotten so angry, that immediately charged towards them and grabbed them both by the neck with my bare hands in an attempt to choke them to death!" Cicadeath explained, though the last part he said made General Aquilis and Lieutenant Tytus rather shocked and appalled at him. "But LL's other allies got to me before I could finish!" He said. As Cicadeath continued talking, Aquilis left the room, but not before slipping a note to Tytus. Noticing what just happened, Tytus looked at the note, it read: 'Meet me in my lab in an hour, don't let anyone see you.'
As Tytus hid the note, Cicadeath continued his explanation. "They've managed to hit me in my abdomen, which is not only the source of my soundwaves but also where most of my internal organs are, including my reproductive ones! Some of you probably already know how painful it is to be hit at those particular organs!" Cicadeath explained. This made General Leo cover his crotch in mutual agreement "*SHUDDER!* Believe me, I do know! Especially from when that Nature Fairy defeated me in battle all those years ago!" Leo said. "Well, anyways! After I got hit in the abdomen, I was in so much pain that I was left vulnerable to direct attack! First, a hit in the chest with a baseball bat! Second, a bash on both sides of my head with two cymbols! Third, a strike on my back with a sledgehammer! And then they smashed me on the head three times in a row with three different guitars! All while shouting "KABONG!" beforehand!" Cicadeath said. This made General Megalonis laugh hysterically at Cicadeath's misery. "That's so funny! And I thought you insects had an exoskeleton that protects you from injury!" Megalonis said as continues laughing. This made Cicadeath very angry. He then shouted at Megalonis "JUST BECAUSE WE INSECTS HAVE AN EXOSKELETON DOES NOT MEAN WE CAN'T FEEL ANY PHYSICAL PAIN AT ALL!". "He's right! My own exoskeleton may be tough, but even that doesn't make me invulnerable! I learned that the hard way when Lola Loud smacked me all around the tiled floor! *SHUDDER!* I should have realized how freakishly strong that 7 year old girl really is!" Said Kabuto in defense to Cicadeath's statement. "Thank You, General Kabuto! Anyway, after I got hit in the head three times, I basically had enough and I attempted to fly away! Unfortunately, they were not done with me yet! Cause when I tried to leave, one them, Lynn Loud, wrapped a chain rope around my left leg! She then pulled me towards her and hit me with an uppercut while she shouted "SHORYUKEN!",whatever that means! Then, Luan Loud appeared and used a spring-loaded boxing glove on me, though not before giving me a knock-knock joke! After that, I was confronted by Lucy Loud and her friends from the cemetery! Turns out she was the one who caused my plan to be foiled in the first place via a premonition that alerted her of her brother and his love interest being in danger! After Lucy made a speech against me, she and her friends summoned an army of bats and crows! Then they unleashed them upon me, causing to be bitten, pecked, and clawed by those animals! After that, I got hit with a purse by Leni Loud, Shot in the abdomen by a blaster from Clyde, and then got smacked in the face with a golf club by Lori Loud! And just I thought my torture was over, Lana and Lola came back with an army frogs and they all ganged up on me and beaten me until I was dizzy! When Luan Loud made a joke that everyone laugh hysterically, I got out my dizziness and tried to fly away back to the castle while they were distracted! Sadly, I got spotted in the air by Lana Lou's meddling pet frog Hops, who then alerted the rest of the group! Then, Gorf used is Mizu Shuriken to find cut off my wings, causing to plummet down and crash right into the ground!" Cicadeath finished explaining. "That's when I came back for Cicadeath and found him in that crater his fall created!" Kabuto said. "By the way, Cicadeath, I normally don't feel sorry for my own soldiers, but after knowing the fact that you were tortured all over the place by the Kamen Riders's allies, I just can't help but feel guilty for leaving you behind like that! Especially since you've helped me get unstuck from the floor after Lola Loud beaten me up! Plus, your own intelligence is far too valuable for the Empire to be wasted by having the Kamen Riders seal you away! I truly am sorry and I hope you forgive me!" He added. "Don't worry, General Kabuto, I forgive you! Besides I'm far too loyal to hold a grudge against you! Also I felt grateful that you came back for me, even after those Kamen Riders mercilessly destroyed me!" Cicadeath said while forgiving Kabuto. "Uh, if you two are done with this sssssap fest, would mind telling ussss what are you going to do here?" Asked General Ophiucus. "Yeah, from what Cicadeath described, he is not exactly fit for direct combat!" General Megalonis. "Simple! I'll have Cicadeath work in the scientific field! Besides, he's far smarter than my previous soldiers and would be useful in the laboratory!" Kabuto answered. "Oh Thank You, General Kabuto! I definitely won't regret this!" Cicadeath replied with joy. "You're Welcome, Cicadeath! And to help with whatever ideas you come up with in the future, I think it's appropriate that you have your very own lab partner!" Said Kabuto. "Oh good! Who is it?" Asked Cicadeath. "It's a new Animarius I've created with essence of a housefly!" Answered Kabuto as he then pulls out a Soul Core with image of a housefly. He then placed the Soul Core into one of the Tree of Life's fruits, causing the fruit to swell up and burst open! This reveals a new insectoid Animarius resembling a humanoid housefly with four arms, two legs, and a pronounced hunch on the back his thorax. He also has the Insect Army's medallion on his left shoulder. He then spoke in a Transylvanian accent (while also sounding like The Chameleon from "T.U.F.F. Puppy") "Greetings! My name is Flygor and I'm here to serve!". "Welcome to the Animarius Empire, Flygor! I'm General Kabuto and this here is Cicadeath! Rest behind me are my fellow generals Megalonis, Ophiucus, Leo, and Tyrannus! General Aquilis seems to be elsewhere at the moment! This is her Lieutenant/daughter, Tytus! And last but not least, here's our great leader of the Empire himself, King Draco!" Said Kabuto as he introduces himself and Cicadeath as well as the other generals , Lieutenant Tytus, and King Draco. "I see you're a loyal Animarius! That's good! But I wonder, what exactly are your abilities?" King Draco asked with interest. "I'll be glad to answer that question, your majesty! I can not only fly, but I can cling onto walls and ceilings to stealthily spy on enemies and sneak away from them without making a sound! I also have the ability to dissolve solid objects with my saliva!" Flygor answered. He then turned to a medium-sized rock that was a few yards away from the tree and said "Watch!" right before he spat a good long distance at the rock, causing it to dissolve into a liquid substance. This made King Draco very impressed with Flygor's ability. "Good Distance!" Said Kabuto. "Thank you, General Kabuto!" Replied Flygor. "Anyways, Flygor, General Kabuto has assigned you and myself to be lab partners together! I hope you don't mind!" Said Cicadeath. "I don't mind at all! Besides, I'm far more intelligent that I appear to be!" said Flygor. "Well then, Flygor, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful partnership!" Said Cicadeath as he and Flygor then shook hands in confirmation to their partnership. "By the way, General Kabuto, what events have happened since my destruction?" Cicadeath asked Kabuto. "Oh yeah, it's an incredibly long story, Cicadeath!". "Well, I've got nothing to do at the moment so, I can take a long story!" Said Cicadeath. "Very well then, Cicadeath! Though to make things easier, I'll also show you and Flygor some footage of those events!" said Kabuto as he leads Cicadeath and Flygor to the monitor room in order to help them catch up on current events. Next, skip an hour ahead to see Tytus enter the lab with her mother waiting for her.
When she walked in, she saw Aquilis typing away at a computer which had a Neo Lizardon's blueprints on it, with an entire army of them in a large room. "Uh, mother? What are you working on?" Tytus asked curiously. "Something that, if I choose to enact upon, will turn the tides of this war." Aquilis answered before tossing something at her daughter. That something was a handheld trigger. "You're the only one I can trust with knowledge of this plan." Aquilis said. "Why? What is it?" Tytus asked. "Let's just say, that if I give the orders to enact 'Operation Trade Winds', push that button, and prepare for something incredible." Aquilis said, closing down the screen. Meanwhile, we see Lincoln, Sakura, Clyde, Aurachnid, Gorf, Master Toadus, Aya, Chloe, Lucy, Clyde's Dads, and The Jr Morticians Club enter the base where everyone else is waiting for them. "So, Shockwing's finally gone, huh?" Lori asked. "Yeah! And what's the most unexpected, Tytus and General Aquilis came to help!" Answered Sakura. "Really?" Lori asked in surprise, while Aya had a confused look on her face. 'Aquilis' aura, it was full of doubt, grief, and questioning. Just what was going on with her?' She thought to herself.
"Yes, Lori-neechan!" Answered Sakura. "Apparently, they were sent to help us under orders from King Draco, who realized that Shockwing might be powerful enough to overthrow him and that's something he doesn't want to happen at all!" Gorf explained. "That makes sense, I guess!" Said Lori. "Yeah, and we learned something about Shockwing that none of us knew! Apparently, When Shockwing and Tytus were still a couple, he slipped something into her drink and took away her innocence without her knowledge or consent!" Sakura said, much to the shock and horror of girls of the group. 'She didn't tell us the whole truth about why they were there, it was plain to see in Aquilis' aura.' Aya thought as Lori grabbed her golf clubs. "Shockwing is so lucky he's no more, because if I was there..." She said, pulling out a nine iron. "I'D SMASH HIS SKULL WITH MY GOLF CLUB!" She shouted as she swung her golf club in fury. "Considering the fact that not even Tytus and Gorf-san double teaming could cause permanent damage to him, I think that'd be a moot point, Lori-neechan." Sakura said. "Oh, right! Of course! Sorry, Sakura!" Said Lori. "That's okay, Lori-neechan! Besides, I'm also glad Shockwing is no more! Not only did he murder Aya-chan's mother and older sister and kidnap Clyde's Dads and Chloe-chan, but he put a love-making spell on me and Lincoln-kun, stole our drivers, and trapped us together in a closet in order to keep us separated from Clyde-kun!" Sakura said in bitterness. "Wait a minute! By love-making spell, he made you and our brother...?" Lori asked in fear. "Yes, Lori-neechan! He put a spell on us that would have made us do something that would have gotten me pregnant! Fortunately, Aya-chan came to our rescue and placed a counterspell on us to snap us back to our senses before we could go that far!" Sakura answered.
"Now I wish I was there even more!" Lori said, grabbing more golf clubs. "Calm down, Lori-neechan! You can easily hurt us with those golf clubs!" Said Sakura. "Right, sorry." Lori said, putting the clubs back in her bag. "Just makes me so mad that he had the audacity to do that to you guys!" She said angrily. "It's okay, Lori-neechan! I understand why you're mad! I'm planning on saving myself for marriage, after all! Also, before we headed back to base, Lincoln-kun told me that if something were to happen to us that would cause us to unintentionally make a baby together, he would help me raise it! Cause, to him, it would be irresponsible not to do so!" Sakura said. Lori was rather impressed that her brother would be willing to take responsibility for making a baby with Sakura, even if if it wasn't intentional. She then looked at Lincoln and asked "Wow! Is that true, Lincoln? That you are literally willing to help Sakura, should she ever get pregnant before marriage?". This made Lincoln blush a little before he smiled. He then said "Yes, Lori! I did say that! Plus, I did tell her that had some experience with taking care of Lily when she was still in diapers!" while rubbing the back of his head. Lori and the other sisters looked like they were about to say something, before Lincoln said. "Wait!" Before handing Clyde and Sakura earplugs, which they put in as he did the same. "Go ahead." He begrudgingly said.
"EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!" the sisters shouted. After they squealed in joy, Lori then said "Okay, Lincoln! You, Sakura, and Clyde can take the earplugs off now!". "Dude! Couldn't you have handed the rest of us earplugs?!" Rusty asked. "I only had the three pairs." Lincoln said. "Still though! You could have at least warned us to cover our ears before your sisters squealed!" Rusty complained. "Rusty is right, you know! Those sisters of yours squealed louder than my pet pig Virginia when she hears the dinner bell!" Liam said in equal complaint. "Well, based on what Lincoln-kun's told me, you think you guys would be better prepared!" Sakura pointed out with a chuckle. "Okay, you make a good point!" Said Rusty. "I wasn't prepared! I can practically still hear the ringing in my ears!" Shintomaru complained. "Oh, yeah. Sorry bout that!" Lincoln said. "Apology accepted, Lincoln! At least now I know why your family name is Loud!" Said Shintomaru. "Just be glad you haven't had to spend almost 13 years with all this." Lincoln said.
"Duly noted!" Said Shintomaru. "Oh, come on, Linky. It's not that bad!" Leni said. This comment seemed to strike a nerve in Lincoln. "Not that bad? Not that bad?!" He said, slightly scaring his sisters. "The Pool, the grocery store, the pressure to pick one alternate vacation spot over the other, the bad luck, and many more things that have made my 12 years on this earth a miserable experience!" Lincoln pointed out. "OKAY, OKAY! You've made your point! We're so sorry! Please don't stay mad at us, little bro!" Said Luna in fear of her brother's anger towards her and the other sisters. "Do I even want to know what he's talking about?" Sakura asked as Aya's eyes flashed. "Based on the amount of guilt I'm seeing in their auras, not really." She said. "It's true, you really don't." Clyde said. "Yikes! It's that bad, huh?" Sakura replied. "Very much so. Whatever you do, don't bring up the sister fight protocol. That's one incident Lincoln's rather touchy about, even more so than the bad luck incident. And that's saying something." Clyde said.
"Duly noted, Clyde-kun!" Sakura said. Sakura then approached Lincoln before wrapping him in a hug. "Daijobudesu, Lincoln-kun." She said in a soothing tone. "*Sigh!* Okay, Sakura, I'll calm down now!" Said Lincoln as he then calmed down. He looked at his sisters and said "Sorry I lost my temper there, you guys!" in apology. "Based on what I saw, that's actually understandable." Aya said. "Apology accepted, little bro! Also, we're sorry about all the things we've done to you in the past! I hope you can forgive us for all that misery we caused you!" Said Luna. "I guess I can, because on a few occasions, you have made it up to me." Lincoln said. "Well, in that case, how about I ask you guys something!" Luna said. "Okay then, Ask away, Luna!" Said Lincoln. "How would you guys like to appear on stage in your Kamen Rider forms for my concert tonight?!" Luna asked. "Huh?" The three riders asked. "Yeah, we're doing a cover gig tonight, and there's this song we had to have translated that I think would be made more awesome if you guys were there!" Luna said.
"What's this song called, Luna-neechan?" Sakura asked in curiosity. "The title of the song is "Brave Heart" and it is originally written in Japanese and was sung by this Japanese singer and composer named Ayumi Miyazaki, so me and the band worked to together come up with some English lyrics for it! With the help of Lisa, of course!" Luna explained. "Oh, yeah! I know that song!" Sakura said. "It's a pretty old one, originally used as a background song for the original Digimon Adventure anime." She said. "What exactly is this "Digimon" that you are referring to, Sakura?" Gorf asked in curiosity. "Ah, it's this franchise of anime and video games from Japan." Sakura said. "The titular creatures from that franchise are also known as Digital Monsters, appropriately named due to them being made of living computer data! They often taken on many different shapes and sizes, whether they be animals, humanoids, plants, fungi, robots, cyborgs, ghosts, or even angels and demons! Also they have the ability to rapidly evolve into stronger, more powerful forms depending on the individual! Sometimes they have the ability to combine into more powerful fusion forms! Oh, and some Digimon can be good while others can be evil!" Sakura explained.
"Of course, Pokémon is better." She said.
"Pokemon? How is that different from Digimon?" Gorf asked in confusion. "More than you could comprehend." Sakura said. "Anyways, I would love to accept your offer, Luna-neechan!" Sakura said to Luna. "Well, if Sakura is going, I'm going too!" Said Lincoln as he stood next to his girlfriend. "And if my best friend is going, then so am I!" Said Clyde as he stood next to Lincoln. "Don't forget about me! I'm the only one that can help Clyde transform, you know! Plus, I do actually have a good singing voice!" Said Aurachnid as he crawled on top of Clyde's right shoulder. "Well then, it's settled!" Said Luna. Then she looked at the whole group and said "Oh! And before I forget, here's some free front-row-seat tickets for everyone of y'all!" as she gives out some free tickets to the group, including Master Toadus and Gorf. "Thanks!" Everyone said. Later, at the Moon Goats' concert, everyone was in their seats, Toadus and Gorf wearing their cloaks.
In particular, we see Shintomaru and Stella sitting together in the middle two seats of the front row. "This is going to be awesome! Luna and her band are the best!" Stella said. "Wow! With how excited you are, you must really like their music! Not that I don't mind, considering that I actually like rock music myself." Shintomaru said. "Just watch and you'll see!" Stella said as Luna took the stage. "Hello, Royal Woods!" Luna shouted as the crowd cheered loudly in response. "We've got some awesome songs for you tonight, one of which will be sung with the help of some very special surprise guest stars!" Luna announced. "They none other than the Kamen Riders!" She said as smokescreen starts to blow out allover the stage floor. "LL!" Luna said as Lincoln flies over the stage with his jet pack and landed on the stage, Iron Man style. "Jewel!" Luna said as Sakura jumped over and twirled in the air, then landed on the stage floor with perfect poise. "And Anansi!" Luna finished announcing as Clyde swung from the rafters via a string of web and landed on the stage floor in the same fashion as Spider-Man. "Don't forget about me! Anansi's partner, Aurachnid!" Aurachnid loudly announced as he climbed onto Clyde's right shoulder.
The crowd erupted in excited applause. "They're going to help us sing a song from Jewel's home of Japan, translated for those of you who speak English, so please enjoy!" Luna said as the song started.
Luna starts with a guitar riff, then Mazzy plays a rhythmic drumming before Sully adds a rhythm with his keyboard. Then Sam plays her base while Luna follows along with her girlfriend's rhythm. Finally, Luna starts to sing the first part of the song.
(Luna)
It's so easy, anyone can give up the fight
And run away
But I've got a feeling you just might be the type
To bravely head into the fray
Dark clouds unfurled
Are now descending on our bright blue world
A hero needs to rise
And I can see that hero in your eyes
Carry on the dreams you believe are true
And defend the friends who believe in you
There's so much you have yet to be
Go on and see!
From within, your power will soon ignite
And the flame will fill all the world with light
Do not be discouraged, set free your courage
Your story's about to start
Show me your brave heart!
(Then after doing the same rhythm from before the beginning of the song, Lincoln heads down and starts to sing onto the microphone, followed by Sakura, then Clyde, and finally, Aurachnid.)
(Lincoln)
Storms are part of life
You can't always rely upon the sun
(Sakura)
But don't let the rain keep you from finding the light
Lift high your umbrella and run
(Clyde)
The roads you'll take
Are choices no one else but you can make
(Aurachnid)
Your freedom is your own
Go find the path no one has ever known
(All Four At Once)
Charge ahead as fast as the winds can fly
Set a course to reach far beyond the sky
There's someone you have yet to find
Hiding inside
Though the rain may seem to forever fall
Very soon, you'll rise high above it all
So don't lose that feeling
Break through that ceiling
Your life is a work of art
Show me your brave heart
(Then Luna plays a long guitar solo while the Kamen Riders did some rhythmic fighting dance moves. This the crowd to cheer in excitement. Afterwards, Luna begins to sing while the Kamen Riders and Aurachnid followed suit.)
(Luna)
Carry on the future you've dreamt about
And defend the ones you can't live without
(Lincoln, Sakura, Clyde, and Aurachnid)
There's so much you are meant to be
Set yourself free
(All Five At Once)
Tear away the weakness that holds you back
And release the power you've never lacked
The love that's within you
Will shatter despair apart
Believe in your heart
And then the band finished with the same rhythm that was from the beginning of the song.
As the crowd erupted in applause at what just transpired, Luna, her bandmates, and the riders bowed down in appreciation. Unbeknownst to any of them, high on a nearby hill, Hell's Watchdog was watching. "Celebrate while you can, young Ms. Hoseki. But when the time comes, we will face each other, and when that happens..." He said, tearing off his cloak, revealing a large bipedal black armor wearing canine with chains all over his body and two dog heads on his shoulders, each with their own chains in their mouths, strapped to his chest was a bandolier covered with glowing white orbs. "You will fall! Just like your precious family!" He declared. "You'll never get away with this!" A feminine voice rang out. Cerberion growled in frustration before plucking one of the orbs from his bandolier. "Shut up Naturia!" He told the orb. "Never! One way or another, you will pay for sins!" The orb, now named Naturia, answered back. "You may have stopped me from capturing the spirits of the girls' family, but once I get my hands on her, things will be different, you rotten Nature Fairy!" Cerberion shouted. Then, he put Naturia back on his bandolier and headed back to the castle in an angry huff. Meanwhile, back behind the stage, Luna, the Moon Goats, The Kamen Riders, and Aurachnid are having a little pizza party while also allowing Master Toadus, Gorf, and the rest of the group from the front row seats to participate in it. "Wow, Sakura. You've got a pretty amazing singing voice!" Tabby said.
"Arigato, Tabby-chan! I got that from my mother, who used to be a Japanese idol before she married my father!" Sakura replied. "It actually kind of reminded me of Naturia's singing voice." Toadus said. "I was just thinking that!" Gorf said. "Naturia could sing beautifully too?" Sakura asked. "Oh, yeah! That was one of the many things Ryu loved most about her." Gorf said. "Wow! I've never realized that! What sort of songs did Naturia sang back then?" Sakura asked. "Mainly Arias. But what was special about her singing, is just like all female Nature Fairies, her singing was magical. It had an effect on the nature and wildlife around her." Toadus said. "That's amazing! I wonder if I have that ability myself!" Said Sakura. "Possibly. But since your bloodline has gone without practice for about 5,000 years, and you're still learning, you might not be able to do the things Naturia was able to do just yet." Toadus said. "Oh! Well, that's okay then! Thanks for letting me know about Naturia, Toadus-san, Gorf-san!" Sakura said. "You're Welcome!" Said Toadus. Just then Shintomaru decided to speak his mind. "Hey guys, I just want to say that was an amazing song you all just performed back there! I'm referring to "Brave Heart", of course, since the lyrics really touched me!" Shintomaru said.
"I told you you'd love it!" Stella said. "Thanks, little dude!" Luna said. "You're Welcome, Luna-neechan! But there's a reason those lyrics touched me! Earlier today, when Zach mentioned the name "Kamen Riders", I started to see image flashes of an armored warrior that resembles a humanoid version of the Italian Striped Bug in my mind! I decided to draw it out and, well, here it is!" Shintomaru said as he presented everyone a drawing of the very warrior he saw in his mind. "Huh. That does look like one of us. And even the driver looks kind of like yours, Lincoln." Clyde said. "Yeah! You're right, Clyde! That does look like my driver! Although it is magenta colored and surrounded by these weird-looking symbols!" Said Lincoln as he took notice of the warrior's belt buckle resembling his own driver. "What could it mean, I wonder?" Sakura asked. Lucy then looked at Aya, who had a slightly scared look on her face. "Everything alright, Aya?" She asked. "I just felt an extremely powerful and dark aura in the woods radiating beyond that hill over there!" She said, pointing to the hill Cerberion was on moments before.
"Hmm! Perhaps we were being watched by a very powerful Animarius that has a strong connection to the darkness!" Lucy noted as she too felt the darkness left behind by Cerberion. Back with Shintomaru. "Remember when I said I felt like I known my own camera in a past life or something like that?" Shintomaru asked. "Yeah, you did mention that! Why do you ask?" Lincoln asked in curiosity. "Because I'm beginning to think that warrior in my mind might be my previous incarnation!" Shintomaru answered. This made everyone gasp at that answer. "Wait a minute! Are you saying that you were reincarnated from that warrior you've just shown us?" Asked Haiku. "Yes! I believe so!" Answered Shintomaru. "Shin-kun! I have known that aliens exist and I recently found out about Nature Fairies existing too! Not to mention that we have an actual African witch and a mystical golden spider as our allies! But reincarnation? That's a little far fetched, even for me! Especially since me and Aya have met the spirits of our deceased loved ones! Plus, I have known you for almost a decade, Shin-kun!" Said Sakura. When Shintomaru heard the word 'decade', he started to cover his head in pain as memories of the warrior he drew flowed right into his mind. "Shin-kun?! Daijoubu?!" Sakura asked in worry. As Shintomaru continued to see memories of the warrior, he also began to see and hear the civilian identity of the warrior say the words "HENSHIN!" before placing a card into his belt buckle, which then said "KAMEN RIDE:" right before the man closed the buckle while it announced the warrior's name "DECADE!", causing the man to transform into the warrior now named Decade. Once that vision was over, Shintomaru got back up as the pain in his head had stopped. "Shin-kun? What just happened?" Sakura asked. "Yeah! You were looking like you were having a severe headache or something! Is everything okay?" Lincoln. "Yes, I'm fine now! Because now I know the identity of the warrior in my visions or rather, my previous incarnation! I was, in my past life, known as Tsukasa Kadoya, also known as Kamen Rider Decade!" Shintomaru answered, much to the shock and surprise of everybody present. (Hallucigenia77's Idea. I'm Just Too Polite To Not Use It. No I'm Not Making Him A Rider, At Least Not Until The Finale. Maybe)
"Okay..." Sakura, a little freaked out, said. "You're all probably wondering why you've never heard of that name before! It's because my past self was a passing-through Kamen Rider that travels through different dimensions that often contain their own Kamen Riders!" Shintomaru explained. "While my scientific mind is trying to contest the existence of such a being, as well as reincarnation, the part of my mind that is a 5 year old is reminding me of everything that's been going on and is arguing with my scientific mind, honestly giving me a headache." Lisa said. "Sorry about that, Lisa-chan!" Shintomaru said in apology. What no one at that table realized was, as they were talking, deep beneath Royal Woods, in the riders' base, something was happening. A chromatic portal opened up and out from it came three mysterious looking spacecraft-like vehicles. All three crash landed onto the floor while the portal closed behind them. From the looks of things, the vehicles look pretty banged up from their interdimensional trip. Things were about to get very interesting for the riders.
Phew! Finally! That Was The Longest Chapter Yet! I Hope You Guys Appreciate It. Yes, Aya, Shintomaru, And Flygor Are Going To Be Important Characters In This Story, They Were All Created By Hallucigenia77, Who Also Created Cicadeath, Shockwing, And Shockwing's Allies. Yes, Those Jets Will Be Important, Starting Next Chapter, Which Will Be Published In A Few Weeks, Depending On How Long It Takes For Me To Finish This Anime Hallucigenia77 Insists I Watch So They're Not The Only One Who Knows Anything About What Will Be Going On, And Honestly, I'm Glad I Started Watching It. See If You Can Guess Which Anime I'm Talking About Based Solely On What Happened In That Last Scene. And One More Disclaimer: I AM NOT MAKING SHINTOMARU A RIDER! At Least Not Until The Finale, I Think! Anyway, A Bit Of A Sneak Peek At What's To Come. I've Got A Team Up With A Certain Team Of Reptiles Coming Up, A Chapter That Serves As A Sequel Of Sorts To The Loud House Movie, I'm Planning A Team Up With Kamen Rider Wizard, Haven't Finalized All The Details Yet, And Two Climactic Showdowns That Will Result In LL And Jewel's Final Forms Which Will Be In The Same Chapter, Just To Name A Few! As For This 'Operation Trade Winds' Aquilis Mentioned? Well, You'll Just Have To Wait And See. Until Then, Read, Review, Favorite And Follow!
